"The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake
Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the
Triassic Period (245–230 million years ago). The sequence records life
in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from
the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within
this lagoon, including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites, echinoderms
and crustaceans. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also
include land-based fossils of reptiles, insects and plants, resulting in
an extremely rich source of fossils." -http://whc.unesco.org
From ITALY
Thank you so much Gosia for sharing this postcard with me!
From SWITZERLAND
Thank you so much Ania for sharing this postcard with me
and for using matching stamps!
Great to hear also that you visited the site few months ago.
It sure was fun!
Thank you so much Oscar for sharing with me this postcard!
2 comments:
I am glad it arrived :). The rubbber stamp in the back comes from the museum on Monte San Giorgio itself.
The postmark is so nice indeed, Ania... Thanks much!
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