• Monte San Giorgio is one of the most important fossil deposit in the world, for the Middle Triassic, a geological period which took place between 247 and 237...
  • Monte San Giorgio is a Swiss mountain and UNESCO World Heritage Site near the border between Switzerland and Italy.
  • As a result, Monte San Giorgio provides the principal point of reference, relevant to future discoveries of marine Triassic remains throughout the world.
  • (Zurich University Palaeontology Institute). Measuring around 40 centimetres, reptile-like Serpianosaurus fossils have been found in the rocks at Monte San Giorgio.
  • Monte San Giorgio (1097m) – Location: elevation=1100m/3609ft; coordinates: WGS 84: lat.=45.9128, long.=8.9472; Swiss CH1903+: 2717050/1085700...
  • ( IT ) Furrer, H., Vandelli, A., Guide to the Fossil Museum of Monte San Giorgio , ISBN 978-88-940067-1-1 , Monte San Giorgio Foundation, Meride, 2014.
  • The Italian side of Monte San Giorgio became part of Unesco's World Heritage Sites in 2010 while the Swiss half has been since 2003.
  • Between nature and fossils. Straddling the Italian and Swiss borders, Monte San Giorgio is a lush mountain covered in dense forests of oak and chestnut.
  • Today, at the southern end of Lake Lugano, the Monte San Giorgio rises like a pyramid – inside, filled with all manner of fossils.
  • Itinerary: Meride - Monte San Giorgio (3.5h, see map). ... Rich in illustration panels, the trail twists around the Monte San Giorgio and on the Italian side.