Ichthyosaur -  Is it Really Worth the Visit?

Well, that kind of depends on what your preconceived notion of Icthyosaur  is.  If your preconceived notions of
Icthyosaur  are quite high, I would suggest toning them down a little.

My preconceived notions of Icthyosaur ran along these lines:

I was expecting to see rocky outcroppings laden with big fish fossils,  college students and archaeologists working
hand in hand to uncover the latest big fish eating dinosaur.  I expected to see digs all about and quided tours of
the excavations.  I really thought this was going to be the capper for Berlin Icthyosaur.

Not quite.



In the parking lot is a painting of an Icthyosaur.



This is the building which houses one (I said  One) Icthyosaur.  Turns out the 'tour' consists of going inside
and walking around the one (I said One) fossil.  Apparently some guy was walking around the rocks up here
one day and discovered a pile of rocks that didn't look quite right.  Turned out it was a fossil of a fish-eating
dinosaur. Someone else decided to put a roof over it and declare it a monument.

Whoopee





There it is in all its glory.  

Yawn.



Oh, if you would like to see even more dinosaurs, pay a visit to the restroom.  
There's lots of 'Farside' comics on the walls.

Clean restroom, by the way.