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From the viewing platform you can look down into the gigantic Messel Pit Fossil Site which is 1,000 metres in diameter. Since the oil shale mine was abandoned, nature has been able to develop unimpeded, providing habitats for rare animal and plant species, which makes Messel a fascinating biotope as well as a famous fossil site. | |||||||
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