Eckfelder Maar
Coordinates: _region:DE_map:right_mapsize:240 50°06′56″N 6°49′07″E / 50.11556°N 6.81861°E The Eckfelder Maar is a former volcanic lake, that was formed during the Middle Eocene around 44 million years ago. It lies in the southwestern Eifel mountains near Manderscheid in Germany. It is also an important fossil site that contains numerous fossil remains of fauna and flora, some of them complete. It has been continuously scientifically researched since 1987. The large number of finds have enabled a very detailed reconstruction of the landscape. This maar, together with the Grube Messel and the Geiseltal valley, is one of the foremost archaeological sites for this geological epoch in Central Europe and worldwide.
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