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The TERTIÄRUM – Earth History for Young and OldIn the TERTIÄRUM, visitors can truly feel the atmosphere of long past times: Bathed in red glowing light, the impressive exhibition tells the story of galliformes and cormorants, carp-like fish, salamanders, and crocodiles, along with many other living beings.In the last 30 years, paleontologists have meticulously excavated, prepared, and preserved animals and plants. Most fossils – foremost among them the famous Stöffel mouse – are very well preserved and have provided scientists with deep insights into the Tertiary period of Earth's history. Thanks to the leaf finds, the forest at Stöffel Lake has been reconstructed. This has made it possible to accurately trace the habitat of these animals 25 million years ago.Questions upon QuestionsYet while marveling, the first questions arise: How are fossils formed? And how does one know how old they are? How did the Stöffel mouse end up in the lake? Visitors to the TERTIÄRUM will find easily understandable and scientifically grounded answers to these and many other questions.
The Stöffel Park is part of the Geopark Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. The area features various art installations and a pair of Eurasian eagle-owls.
In a former gravel silo, a stage has been created for open-air concerts with up to 400 visitors. One of the Westerwald Steig stages passes directly by the Stöffel Park.
The TERTIÄRUM - Earth's for young and old In TERTIÄRUM visitors can feel the atmosphere of bygone times downright: Bathed in red glowing light tells the impressive exhibition of game birds and cormorants, carp-like fish, newts and crocodiles and many other creatures. Over the past 30 years paleontologists animals and plants have conscientiously excavated, prepared and stored. Most fossils - especially the famous Stöffel mouse are very well preserved and have scientists provides deep insights into the era Tertiary. Thanks to the Journal finds the forest at Stöffel Lake could be reconstructed. So it was possible to trace the habitat of the animals very exactly 25 million years before our time. Questions, questions But even as you are amazed, already pushing to the first question: How are fossils at all? And how do you know how old they are? How did the Stöffel mouse came into the lake? In this and many other questions can be found in the visitors TERTIÄRUM easily understandable and scientifically
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Stöffelstraße57647 Enspel
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(0049)26619809800
info@stoeffelpark.de
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