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The "Korbacher Spalt" fossil site is, alongside the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Grube Messel" near Darmstadt, the most important paleontological archaeological monument in Hesse and our new geotope in the 30 Geotope³ series. The finds of the oldest fossil-bearing fissure filling in Europe mark the initial evolutionary phase of mammal development in the Permian period. The fissure in the limestone was created by an earthquake in the Upper Permian (Zechstein) around 255 million years ago and was uncovered in 1964. More information, 3D models and impressions at https://www.digitalgeology.de The German Geological Society - Geological Association eV - DGGV is one of the oldest scientific organizations in Germany. On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the German Geological Society and its successor organizations in 2023, we have initiated the 30 Geotope³ project. The 30 Geotopes³ project aims to document the most visually appealing and scientifically significant outcrops in Germany. The focus is on digital and three-dimensional recording. The outcrops are georeferenced using cameras (including drones and 360-degree cameras), laser scanners and d-GPS. The individual locations have been presented monthly since February 2021 on the project website https://www.digitalgeology.de All data recorded as part of the project will be made freely available. The project involves many geoscientific institutions, such as geoparks, state geological offices and universities, and is therefore cross-site. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Music From Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/that-sax https://uppbeat.io/t/trinity/funk-in-... https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/memories https://uppbeat.io/t/kidcut/cybertrack https://uppbeat.io/t/zimpzon/timelapse https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-gienger/prosper Maps Scotese, CR, 2016. PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas for GPlates and the PaleoData Plotter Program, PALEOMAP Project https://www.earthbyte.org/paleomap-pa... Animation video and AR-Procynosuchus MT iNTERACTIVE