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Details of this plate from the catalog of 1866 can be seen again to the left under the illustration
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Sauropods were the long neck dinosaurs like Apatosaurus
Remains of many species are known from North America
Palaeopython, fossil snake, 15 inch Compsognathus Details of this plate fromThe 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