Borghagen Quarry - Where cephalopods swam in the sea
Here you can see rock folds and find out which marine animals lived here in the Lower Carboniferous period, around 320 million years ago. The quarry face is a state-protected geotope. Access to the quarry face is prohibited.
What fossils are there here?
The rock layers mainly contain shells, cephalopods, some of which are curled up, others stretched out straight, and often plant remains. In the so-called crenistria horizon of the limestone beds you can find the fossil of the same name Goniatites crenistria, a curled cephalopod.
You will find the quarry on the outskirts of Düdinghausen on the L854 towards Usseln.
Text source: Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH