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# Messel Pit Fossil Site
Messel · Germany

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1995.

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Reference localityMessel

Country / geographic scopeGermany

Place typeNature

Point coordinates49.91800, 8.75700

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Messel Pit Fossil Site

Natural · Inscription: 1995

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/720/)

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