Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
A Lion’s Mane Jellyfish, the largest jellyfish in the world! They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago) and are among some of the oldest surviving species in the world.
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Naturzentrum Eifel
400 Millionen Jahre und mehr – Nettersheim ist “steinreich”: In Nettersheim kann man Fossilien aus der Mitteldevonzeit (vor ca. 380 Millionen Jahre) finden! Der Raum Nettersheim lag in der Devonzeit südlich des Äquators in der sogenannten Eifeler Meeresstraße im Bereich eines flachen, warmen Meeres.
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Stamatiadis Mineralogy and Paleontology Museum
The Stamatiadis Mineralogy and Paleontology Museum is housed on the ground-floor of Perla Marina, a brand-new Hotel Facility. The exhibits have been placed in showcases perimetrically arranged in a way such as to make the most of the 300 m² over which the Museum’s premises happen to extend.
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Green River Formation
The Green River Formation comprises several basins formed as part of the uplifting of the Rocky Mountains during the Lower Teritary. These outcrops that occur in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah are a Laggerstatten in the truest sense, with an enormously diverse faunal and floral assemblage of fossils exhibiting remarkable preservation.