Thursday, January 12, 2017

Fossil of a Leptictidium auderiense Shrew-like Creature


This picture is of a Leptictidium auderiense (Tobien, 1962) shrew-like fossil. It was found in the Messel Pit of Germany. Creature existed in the Paleogene Period, Eocene Epoch (Lutetian).

Fossil displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Paris France August 2016.