#danuvius

I was looking very much forward to this but the Hammerschmiede clay pit turned out much more difficult than I anticipated. As one of the most important Miocene sites in Europe and 3 big pieces by Mauricio Anton already done... my own expectations were high.

Hammerschmiede is a incredibly diverse site, preserving fossils that were deposited in a small stream and a medium sized river. It's biggest claim to fame is the discovery of Danuvius, a potentially already bipedal primate. Besides this the site has fascinating faunal composition

The seasonally dry, open woodland of Hammerschmiede has one of the largest carnivoran guilds, Chalicotheriinae and Schizotheriinae overlapping, tons of durophagous snapping turtles, the youngest choristoderes, giant cranes, basal pandas and two species of beaver.

Danuvius

Danuvius — вимерлий рід людиноподібних мавп, що жив 11,6 млн років тому в середньому та пізньому міоцені на півдні Німеччини. Ця територія в той час, ймовірно, була лісовим масивом з сезонним кліматом. Рід включає один вид — Danuvius guggenmosi. За оцінками, самець важив близько 31 кг, а дві самки — 17.

Art by: @knuppitalism-with-ue

Повний текст на сайті "Вимерлий світ":

Ancient Roman ruins, the town of soldiers, the home of warriors, In the sweet land of Aquincum, Next to the blue river Danuvius, Where the sun shines Always a little brighter, And the colours seem To always be a bit more vivid, And time is, Always a little weird, Where old ruins, meet an old soul. There is my happy place.

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