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Zeit und Messel Welten / Grube Messel
Zeit und Messel Welten / Grube Messel
address
Roßdörfer Str. 108
64409 Messel
64409 Messel
Phone
+49 (0) 6159 717 59 0
eMail
service@welterbe-grube-messel.de
Web
Social media
Opening hours
Monday
10 am – 5 pm
Tuesday
10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday
10 am – 5 pm
Thursday
10 am – 5 pm
Friday
10 am – 5 pm
Saturday
10 am – 5 pm
Sunday
10 am – 5 pm
Holidays
10 am – 5 pm
Entrance fees
Regular 10 €, reduced 8 €, families 7 € p. p., children under 7 years free
Sector
Nature & Natural History
Category
Museums; UNESCO World Heritage
Sponsor
Welterbe Grube Messel gGmbH
Founded
2010
Focus of collection
Natural history; Paleontology
Location
Kreis Darmstadt-Dieburg
Information
The fossil deposit Grube Messel was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage in 1995 as the first German natural monument. It provides an insight into the early evolution of mammals and documents the history of Earth's evolution 48 million years ago, when explosive changes in the flora and fauna took place after the end of the dinosaur age. Tens of thousands of fossils from the Eocene have been recovered in the Maarvulkan Lake so far, and every year new finds are added. In addition to the high quantity and variety of animal and plant fossils, the unique preservation of full-body skeletons, skin and fur shadows, feathers and stomach contents is striking.