Messel Oil Shale
Links
Fossil and Local Museum, Messel
http://www.hessennet.de/messel/
Natural history and culture museum. Includes online exhibits about the fossils and formation of the Messel Oil Shale.
UNESCO World Heritage in Germany: Pit at Messel
http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/english/heritage/messel_e.html
Eocene fossils, particularly those of early horses, can be found at Grube Messel.