Geology

 

During the Ice Ages, the ice sheet extended as far as the Rüdersdorf region. Throughout Brandenburg, glaciers during the Ice Ages deposited massive layers of clay and sand, which are responsible for the proverbial Brandenburg sand. The sands are so enormously thick (up to over 1,000 meters) that penetrating the deeper rock layers is unthinkable. Only near Rüdersdorf do the underlying Triassic limestone layers rise to the surface, dating back to mussels and other shellfish from a shallow prehistoric sea. Even early dinosaurs (e.g., Nothosaurus) have been discovered in the limestone here. Mussel fossils can still be found here today and are not uncommon on geo tours!

 

Find out more on site – for example on a geo tour or in our exhibitions .