Geological exhibition - Skryje, Czech Republic
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Paleontological and geological collections in small museum of Joachim Barrande.
Waymark Code: WMQ70K
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/01/2016
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Joachim Barrande (
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Skryje village became famous when French geologist Joachim Barrande discovered rich fossil deposits of Silurian fauna (namely trilobites) in the close surroundings of this village, when he was surveying the terrain for a horse-pulled railroad in 1840–1850. Today there's a small museum in the Municipal Office building showing some of his finds.
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