Jurassic sediments A2 Lugano Morbio Formation Museum Moltrasio Formation Saltrio limestone Besazio limestone of Broccatello Meride Macchia Vecchia Arzo fossils Mendrisio from Meride Formation Kalkschieferzone Museo Stabio dei Cassina beds fossili Monte del Cava superiore beds Chiasso Cava inferiore beds Fossilien- museum des San Musée des fossiles du Giorgio Milano Besano Formation Opening hours Adults Museum Family ticket Meride 09:00 – 17:00 CHF 12.- guided tour 2 Adults Duration 90 min. + 2 Children closed Children up to 6 CHF 120.- from 6 to 16 Mondays years free CHF 29.- 24th 25th 31st From 6 to 16 years Groups minimum December CHF 6.- 10 persons Reservation 1st January CHF 10.- obligatory Students/AHV/ per person for classes, open IV-Card groups and Easter Monday CHF 10.- School groups guided tours Pentecost maximum 25 pupil in the museum + 2 teachers and/or CHF 150.- in the field. Entrance Text Dr. Heinz Furrer Museo dei fossili Scientific responsibility del Monte San Giorgio Photographs © Universität Zurich © Archivio Sommaruga Via Bernardo Peyer 9 Models © Beat Scheffold CH-6866 Meride Design www.theredbox.ch T +41 91 640 00 80 F +41 91 646 17 37
[email protected] Organizzazione Monte San Giorgio delle Nazioni Unite iscritto nella Lista del www.montesangiorgio.org per l’Educazione, patrimonio mondiale la Scienza e la Cultura nel 2003 Mixosaurus, The concept of the exhibition focuses on the fossil fossil skeleton communities found in the five fossiliferous layers and life model of an ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio. in side view Following the order of the layers and thus through time, the oldest fossils from the Besano Formation On the right: Neusticosaurus, are displayed on the first floor, followed by the partly prepared skeleton slightly younger fossils from the Meride Formation of a small marine reptile, on the second floor.