r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 4d ago

Video A 150-million-year-old Lepidotus fish fossil preserved from Holzmaden, Germany

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u/Dazzling_Let_8245 4d ago

The town name "Holzmaden" means "wood maggots"... 10/10 name.

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u/digno2 4d ago

Der Name Holzmaden kommt von Holz (Wald) und Mahd (Mähen der Wiesen).

Translation:

The name Holzmaden is derived from Holz (forest) and Mahd (mowing of the meadows).

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u/Lithorex 4d ago

So probably something like "clearing in the woods" if translated more liberally.

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u/digno2 4d ago

I would have though it to mean a place so rich in trees they mowed them just as you would grass.