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16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entry
September 2023
Saturday 16
09:30 - 18:00
Sunday 17
09:30 - 17:30
Accessible to the motor impaired

Ancienne bibliothèque de Chatillon Saint-Jean

Rue Octavéon 26750 Chatillon Saint-Jean
  • Drôme
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Visit of the Jean Weiss collection

Collection of more than 5,000 fossils from now inaccessible deposits ( La Voulte, La Charce, Crussol...) but also from foreign deposits (USA, Great Britain, Belgium...) with, in…
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free entry
©CESN 26-07

Collection of more than 5000 fossils from deposits today inaccessible (La Voulte, La Charce, Crussol...) but also from foreign deposits (USA, Great Britain, Belgium...) with, in particular, bones of animals of the Quaternary ( 200,000 years to 2 million years) from former sand quarries of Chatillon Saint-Jean.
To note an exceptional piece of vertebrae of Mesosaurus of Maastricht (NL) of more than 60 Ma.

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Visite libre
Thèmes 2023
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Ancienne bibliothèque de Chatillon Saint-Jean
Rue Octavéon 26750 Chatillon Saint-Jean
  • Drôme
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
The Jean Weiss collection (1917-1997) consists of more than 5,000 fossils, mostly from sites in the Ardèche and Drôme, which are now almost all inaccessible. It is an interesting paleontological heritage offered to the public.
Tags
Site patrimonial remarquable, Lieu de culture, spectacles, sports et loisirs
Access
Collection located in the old library in the immediate vicinity of the town hall and with parking in front of room D.Autin
©CESN 26-07