Contest #340 answer: Messil pit, kreis Darmstadt, Germany

A brown coal mining pit since 1895 and in 1971 destined to be a landfill.
But since 1995 an UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to the rich abundance of fossils on this location.
The Messil Pit is now a geological site of scientific importance.

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Those who found the Kopidodon

  • Farceur
  • Eloy Cano
  • Walter_V_R
  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse

– Hint –

  • Paul Voestermans
  • steve willis
  • David Reuter
  • Phil Ower
  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • hhgygy
  • Chris Nason
  • Ann K.
  • Paul Franson
  • ndrqu
  • Lelie
  • Cloudspotter
  • DannyS
  • krenek
  • rob de wolff
  • Sandworm

And herewith another series is ended. Kudos to Phil Ower, who grabbed the lead before five runners-up.