The Messel Pit is a disused quarry near the village of Messel about 35 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its abundance of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance. After almost becoming a landfill, strong local resistance eventually stopped these plans and the Messel Pit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 9 December 1995. Significant scientific discoveries are still being made and the site has increasingly become a tourist site as well.
landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.BUTTONS.DOWNLOAD landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.BUTTONS.DOWNLOAD landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.BUTTONS.SEE_MOREWikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_pit
Official website http://messel-fossils.eu/
More information on the UNESCO website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/720
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landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.DETAIL.ADDRESS Alte Darmstädter Str 17, 64367 Mühltal, Germany
landingPages.LANDING_PAGE.DETAIL.COORDINATES 49°55'7.112" N 8°45'31.998" E
