• Small excavations by Milanese paleontological societies in 1863 and 1878 provided more specific context on the paleontology of Monte San Giorgio.
  • Monte San Giorgio, Lugano Önalplerinde, İsviçre'deki Lugano Gölü'ne bakan ormanlık bir dağdır (deniz seviyesinden 1,097 m yüksekliktedir).
  • (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 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...
  • As a result, Monte San Giorgio provides the principal point of reference, relevant to future discoveries of marine Triassic remains throughout the world.
  • 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.
  • Monte San Giorgio is a wooded mountain (1,097 m above sea level) of the Lugano Prealps, overlooking Lake Lugano in Switzerland.
  • Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of Monte San Giorgio, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit.
  • The Monte San Giorgio area is particularly important for the reproduction of amphibians and reptiles, it includes six sites identified as areas of national importance.
  • Comment (automatic translation in english). The Monte San Giorgio has numerous paths to climb. One of the longest is the one that starts from Riva San Vitale.