Allaeochelys crassesculptata, Messel Turtle Ankylosaurus 000 years old

000 years old

and possibly the second-most famous fossil group after the dinosaurs

Each cheek-tooth displayed several rows of small cusps (or tubercles

snake-like necks

Whether the general mammoth population died out for climatic reasons or due to overhunting by humans is controversial

Allaeochelys crassesculptata, Messel Turtle Ankylosaurus 000 years oldThe Messel Pit is a no longer used quarry near the village of Messel which is located about 35 km south east of Frankfurt, Germany. The quarry was used to mine bituminous shale. On December 9, 1995, the Messel Pit was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The Messel Pit has been known for its fossils since about 1900, but was not seriously excavated for scientific study until the 1970's. The Messel Pit was closed to collecting in 1974. Therefore