Most of the study on these fossils was done by Davidson Black until his death in 1934
is described from the Aspidella beds of the Fermeuse Formation
the most famous of which are the handful of specimens of the ancient bird Archaeopteryx
it exposed the hard enamel plates and continuously provided a rough
We don't know but finds like Tinker might help us answer these questions and many more
Darwinius masillae, Ida the missing link sculpture T-Rex Most of the study onThis specimen is a sculpture based on the original specimen of Darwinius masillae. The only known specimen of Darwinius masillae, dubbed Ida, was discovered in 1983 at the Messel pit, a disused shale quarry noted for its astonishing fossil preservation, near the village of Messel, about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The fossil, divided into a slab and partial counterslab after the amateur excavation and sold separately, was