THIS EXHIBITION IS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE MESSEL RESEARCH AND MAMMALOGY DEPARTMENT OF SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN.

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IT GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE AMAZING BIODIVERSITY OF THE MESSEL PIT, A PERFECT WINDOW INTO THE EOCENE ECOSYSTEM.

A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 25 SPECIMEN HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM A VAST COLLECTION, TO OFFER EXPLANATIONS ON THE HISTORY AND THE MOST RECENT PALEONTOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF THIS UNESCO CLASSIFIED SITE.