Monte San Giorgio
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A panoramic view of Lake Lugano and Monte San Giorgio, taken from the peak of the San Salvatore mountain. (Ti-Press / Francesca Agosta) -
Looking for new fossils on the Monte San Giorgio. (Zurich University Palaeontology Institute) -
A Neusticosaurus edwardsii fossil. (Wikipedia/Nowic) -
Researchers at work. (Reuters/Fiorenzo Maffi) RDB -
Preparing the finds in the laboratory. (Zurich University Palaeontology Institute) -
Measuring around 40 centimetres, reptile-like Serpianosaurus fossils have been found in the rocks at Monte San Giorgio. (Zurich University Palaeontology Institute) -
Archaeosemionotus is a fish measuring around 10cm, which has a prominent set of teeth. (Zurich University Palaeontology Institute) -
Arieciteras sp. (small ammonite, top) and Indunoceras sp. (larger ammonite, centre) on a single piece of limestone. (Markus Felber, Il Monte San Giorgio, Edizioni Casagrande, 2005) -
Morning fog on the Monte San Giorgio. (Ti-Press/Francesca Agosta)
Unearthing a 300-million year history.
This content was published on December 16, 2009 - 14:44The Monte San Giorgio, which is more than 1,000 metres above sea level, has become one of the world’s most important sites for studying fossils of the mid-Triassic period. It became a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003
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