Messel Formation
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messel-formation-279-12335022
title:
Messel Formation
text:
The Messel Formation is a geologic formation in Hesse, central Germany, dating back to the Eocene epoch. Its geographic range is restricted to the Messel pit. There it unconformably overlies crystalline Variscan basement and its Permian cover (Rotliegend) as well as Eocene volcanic breccias derived from the basement rocks. The formation mainly comprises lacustrine laminated bituminous shale renowned for its content of fossils in exceptional preservation, particularly plants, arthropods and verte
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Geological formation in Germany
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_Formation
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2023-12-28T19:12:38Z
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13
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