Fossil Museum

About

It is now a long time – 260 million years – since trees resembling today’s araucaria grew in Mölten. The ginkgos produced feathery leaves, while tree-high horsetails stood between the village of Mölten and the Möltner Kaser hut. It is astonishing that clearly identifiable forms of these South Tyrolean primeval forests remain: trees fell into the riverbank or were carried along by the current, embedded in sand and finally transformed into fossils. They can now be seen in the Fossil Museum, which was revitalised in 2023 and designed as an outdoor exhibition. The MöltenFossil Museum is designed as an outdoor museum and is accessible to visitors at all times. The exhibition is provided with explanatory texts and an audio station and can thus also be accessed independently. Access to the exhibition is free of charge.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes