Monte San Giorgio
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)
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.
The 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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