The showcases with the exhibits, designed in Ecocell, reproduce the three Alpstein chains in abstract form. (Image: Zoologisches Museum UZH)
The showcases with the exhibits, designed in Ecocell, reproduce the three Alpstein chains in abstract form. (Image: Zoologisches Museum UZH) A new special exhibition at the University of Zurich's Zoological and Paleontological Museum showcases sublime fossils found in the Alpstein massif in eastern Switzerland, taking visitors on a journey through time to the marine wildlife of the Cretaceous and Eocene more than 100 million years ago. The exhibition, conceived by the Natural History Museum in St.Gallen, is based on a book by UZH paleontologist Christian Klug and Peter Kürsteiner. Thanks to three fascinating mountain ranges and its spectacular scenery, the Alpstein is well known both throughout Switzerland and globally. It was even described as "probably the most beautiful mountain range in the world" by Zurich geologist Albert Heim. But the Alpstein is less known for the many fossils that are buried deep in its rock, which researchers have been collecting and studying for over two centuries. A new special exhibition at the Zoological and Paleontological Museum of the University of Zurich is now putting these fossil marvels center stage.
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