- Holzmaden
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo = HolzmadenKirche.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_Holzmaden.png
lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 38 |lat_sec = 1
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 31 |lon_sec = 2
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Stuttgart
Landkreis = Esslingen
Höhe = 356
Fläche = 3.09
Einwohner = 2136
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 73271
Vorwahl = 07023
Kfz = ES
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 16 029
Straße = Bahnhofstraße 2
Website = [http://www.holzmaden.de/ www.holzmaden.de]
Bürgermeister = Jürgen RiehleHolzmaden is a town in
Baden-Württemberg ,Germany that lies betweenStuttgart andUlm .The ground in and around the city contains rich layers of well preserved
fossils (orLagerstätten ) of theJurassic period. The fossils are found in the 160 million year old "Posidonia Shale" and displayed in the local Museum Hauff as well as museums around the world.This fossil locale is important for its examples of skin cover showing parts of the animal rarely found.
Examples from this site include:
*Ichthyosaur s
*Plesiosaur
*Stenosaur
*Lepidotus
*Dapedius
*Ammonite
*Pentacrinus colony (Sea Lily)
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