Messel Part 3

Messel Part 3

From Fossil Fridays by Caroline Siegert

November 7, 2025 · 20 min

About this episode

This episode concludes the exploration of the Messel Pit, highlighting its significance and the organisms found there.

Welcome back for the final installment of our saga into the Messel Pit. This incredible Eocene locality has been a doozy, and I can’t wait to see it for myself next month. So travel back with me as we finish our trip to the Messel Pit. Organisms present during this episode include: Symplocos minutula, Symphrasites […]

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Siegert

Topics covered

  • Eocene
  • paleontology
  • fossils
  • Messel Pit
  • organisms

Keywords

  • Messel Pit
  • Eocene
  • Symplocos minutula
  • Symphrasites
  • paleontology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Messel Part 3

Places: Messel Pit

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