... Internet links ...

Rhynie chert

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/rhynie
The pages of University Aberdeen (Scotland). Clear arranged, detailed informations about flora and fauna of the famous Scottish chert location. In English available.

http://www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie/Palaeo/Palbot/erhynie.html
The pages of University Muenster (Germany). Clear arranged, detailed informations about flora and fauna of the famous Scottish chert location. In English available.

museums and collections

http://www.naturkunde-chemnitz.de
The official website of the Museum fuer Naturkunde Chemnitz. One part of the current exhibition are fossiliferous cherts. In English and German available.

http://www.snsd.de
The website of the Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden. There are kept a lot of historical saxon Rotliegend plant fossils. Only in German available.

http://www.tu-freiberg.de/~geowsam/index.html
The website of the Bergakademie Freiberg. There also are kept a lot of historical saxon Rotliegend plant fossils. In English and German available.

http://www.museum.hu-berlin.de
The website of the Naturkundemuseum Berlin. Some important plant fossils of the saxon Rotliegend (for instance collection H.COTTA) are kept just as many other fossils. In English and German available.

http://www.novapaka.muzeum.cz
The website of the museum in Nova Paka (Czech Republic). Beside agates and minerals are shown well preserved silicified plant stems and fossiliferous cherts. In English and German available.

http://www.umwelt.sachsen.de/lfug/
The Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie 2001 undertake an excavation in Boertewitz near Doebeln. There also was found fossiliferous chert. Only in German available.

http://www.kreidemuseum.de
The website of the "Kreidemuseum Gummanz" at the Island Ruegen. The exhibition shows things of interest about flintstones and their fossils.

palaeobotany / palaeontology websites

http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/palbot1.html
A website of University Wuerzburg (Germany), helpful links for palaeobotanists. In English.

http://www.uni-muenster.de/GeoPalaeontologie/Palaeo/Palbot/links_fr.htm
A website of University Muenster (Germany), helpful links for palaeobotanists. In English.

http://www.pflanzenfossilien.de
Beside descriptions of plant fossils (all era) at this site an informative overview especially about the fossils of the Carboniferous of Erzgebirge basin is given. Only in German available.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~steurh/home.html
A very nice website dedicated to fossil plants. At HANS STEUR's sites Rhynie Chert and the Permian of Lodeve is featured just as further intresting locations. In English.

http://gerts-madensteinseite-by.der-starhopper.de
GERT MUELLER's pages are dedicated to fossils of the Doehlenbasin, including pictures of very good chert specimens. Only in German available.

http://www.muschelkalk.net
At the website of the Thuringian FRANK ALBRACHT are shown Triassic fossils (Muschelkalk). Further a description of the Triassic chert bank is given. Only in German available.

http://www.ancientmicroworlds.com
Simply nice pictures of fossils. In English.

helpful links

http://www.landesvermessung.sachsen.de
Historical, geological maps of Saxony and other helpful things you can order at the website of the Landesvermessungsamt Sachsen. Only in German available.

http://www.nikon-instruments.com
Stereo microscopes, digital imaging, software and more. In some languages available.

http://www.schauwerkstaettl.de
Stone cutting and polishing (good quality and fair prices). Only in German available.

http://www.sammlervitrinen-aus-sachsen.de
Helpful things made of wood and glass. Only in German available.

http://www.fossilien-nagel.de
Equipment for preparation (for instance of cherts) OLIVER NAGEL offer at his website. Only in German available.