Geology
Where sheep peacefully graze today in a landscape full of juniper trees, incandescent rocks were ejected upwards millions of years ago, for there are few places in the world where more volcanoes ware active than here. Those who explore the Swabian Alb, this unique natural and geological park, will discover a multitude of geological facts and phenomena demonstrating its evolution. Even today one can still find rare protozoa fossils here, many of which can be inspected, skilfully preserved, in several museums of which there is not the like the world over.
The Adventure of GeologyThe entire Swabian Alb is basically one single geological theme park |
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Discovering Fossils
In the Jurassic age, the hilly Swabian Alb region of today was washed by a tropical sea with coral reefs, wide beaches, waving palms and ginkgo trees. Countless ancient sea creatures can now be found preserved as fossils in the many-layered Jurassic strata. Visitors can discover fossils for themselves in the Holzmaden and Dotternhausen gorges, which are well-known sites for finds, as well as in numerous other locations.
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