Messel Pit
Basic information
Sample name: Messel Pit
Sample aka: Messel
Reference: K. T. Smith, M. Collinson, A. Folie, J. Habersetzer, F. Hennicke, E. Kothe, T. Lehmann, O. K. Lenz, G. Mayr, N. Micklich, R. Rabenstein, R. Racicot, S. F. K. Schaal, T. Smith, A. Tosal, D. Uhl, T. Wappler, S. Wedmann, and M. Wuttke. 2024. The biodiversity of the Eocene Messel Pit. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 104:1-82 [ER 4169]
Geography
Country: Germany
State: Hesse
Coordinate: 49° 55' 3" N, 8° 45' 24" E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark
Scale: quarry
Formation: Messel
Time interval: Early Eocene
Zone: MP 11
Geography comments: Article only briefly gives the exact location of the Messel Pit
Environment
Lithology: shale
Habitat comments: Messel Quarry Pit was a former lignite and oil shale site
Methods
Life forms: ungulates,primates,carnivores,bats,ants,termites
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: specimens
Sampling comments: Specimens come from more than 50 repositories
Metadata
Sample number: 4629
Contributor: John Alroy
Enterer: Harrison Wu
Created: 2025-01-02 07:38:23
Modified: 2025-01-02 07:38:23
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