Hammerschmiede clay pit
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The Hammerschmiede clay pit is a fossil bearing locality in Pforzen, Bavaria, Germany most well known for the discovery of Danuvius guggenmosi, the potentially earliest known bipedal ape. With an age of 11.66-11.42 Ma the site dates to the transition between the Middle and Late Miocene epoch, providing an important window into the faunal changes taking place during this time. This correlates to the time just after the Serravallian-Tortonian boundary, and the MN zones 7/8. It is one of the most well-known Miocene sites, with over 15,000 individual fossils and 117 species having been discovered as of 2020. It has been called "the most important German paleontological discovery of the last decades".
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Location: 47.9272, 10.5911, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
18 places
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Sondermunitionslager Landsberg-Leeder ⓘ
building in Fuchstal, Upper Bavaria, Germany -
Geologische Orgeln SSW von Bossarts ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -
Nagelfluh-Aufschluss westlich von Bad Grönenbach ⓘ
outcrop in Germany -
Wolfertschwendener Steige ⓘ
rock in Germany -

Ehem. Kiesgrube NE von Moosmühle ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehem. Kiesgrube S von Hinterschmalholz ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehem. Kiesgrube SW von Wolfartsberg ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehem. Kiesgrube SW von Zadels ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehem. Steinbruch bei Frickenhausen ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehem. Steinbruch in Oberer Meeresmolasse bei Ellensberg ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau in Bavaria, Germany -

Ehemalige Kiesgrube am Rumpferhof ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -
Ehemaliger Steinbruch südlich von Tannen ⓘ
quarry in Germany -

Hammerschmiede clay pit ⓘ
quarry in Germany -
Historischer Steinbruch am Lenzfrieder Höhenrücken ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Kempten in Bavaria, Germany -

Kiesgruben am Johannis-Keller E von Obergünzburg ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Steinbruch am Ettwieser Weiher S von Marktoberdorf ⓘ
Geotop in Landkreis Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany -

Kohlbergtunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Bavaria -

tunnel Bertoldshofen ⓘ
road tunnel in Germany
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | bunker | Sondermunitionslager Landsberg-Leeder | weapon storage area | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Geologische Orgeln SSW von Bossarts | cave organ, natural monument in Germany, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Nagelfluh-Aufschluss westlich von Bad Grönenbach | cave organ, outcrop, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Wolfertschwendener Steige | cave organ, rock, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Kiesgrube NE von Moosmühle | gravel pit, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Kiesgrube S von Hinterschmalholz | gravel pit, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Kiesgrube SW von Wolfartsberg | gravel pit, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Kiesgrube SW von Zadels | gravel pit, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Steinbruch bei Frickenhausen | geotope, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehem. Steinbruch in Oberer Meeresmolasse bei Ellensberg | natural monument in Germany, geotope, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehemalige Kiesgrube am Rumpferhof | geotope, gravel pit | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ehemaliger Steinbruch südlich von Tannen | natural monument in Germany, soil series, sedimentary structure, geotope, quarry, fossil | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Hammerschmiede clay pit | clay pit | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Historischer Steinbruch am Lenzfrieder Höhenrücken | geotope, natural monument in Germany, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kiesgruben am Johannis-Keller E von Obergünzburg | gravel pit, geotope | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Steinbruch am Ettwieser Weiher S von Marktoberdorf | geotope, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kohlbergtunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | tunnel Bertoldshofen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |