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Pirate Tag - Muggin' Oggin Molley Donnerkeil

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Released:
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Origin:
Sachsen, Germany
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Reise auf die Insel Rügen in Deutschland.

Travel to the Island "Rügen" in Germany.

About This Item

Donnerkeil :gefunden am Strand der deutschen Insel Rügen

"Donnerkeile" - Belemniten

"Donnerkeile" sind die fossilen Schalen (das Rostrum, der hintere Teil des Skeletts) von Belemniten, den urzeitlichen Tintenfischen. Am Ende der Kreide starb fast die ganze Ordnung der Belemniten aus.
Nach Gewittern werden viele dieser Rostren, wenn sie in weichen Sedimenten lagern, freigespült. Der Aberglaube ließ die Leute annehmen, das der Donnergott sie auf die Erde schleudere. Der Donnerkeil wurde als Schutz vor Blitzschlag unter die Dächer gelegt. Bei sich getragen sollte er den Menschen vor dem Hexenschuss bewahren.

Die Bedeutung der Bezeichnung Donnerkeil geht auf den germanischen Gott Donar zurück. Das Pendant zum nordischen Thor schickte als Wettergott regelmäßig Blitze auf die Erde nieder. Diese trafen der Sage nach in Sand und "versteinerten" zu Donnerkeilen. Belemnit, als alternativer Name, ist die griechische Übersetzung für Blitzgeschoß.
Eigenschaften
Belemniten sind die versteinerten „Ruder“ von Kopffüßern, die vor 358 bis 70 Millionen Jahren in den damaligen Meeren lebten.
Anhand fossiler Ganzkörperfunde konnte die Gestalt von sogenannten Cephalopoden rekonstruiert und die Ähnlichkeit zu den heute existenten Tintenfischen festgestellt werden. Wie die Tintenfische auch bestanden Cephalopoden aus einem Schutzkörper - Proostrakum, in welchem sich eine Art Schwimmblase (sog. Phragmokon) befand. Am hinteren Ende des Lebewesens befand sich eine spitz zulaufende, längliche Verhärtung, die zur Navigation im Wasser diente: das Rostrum. Jenes Rostrum war schichtartig aus dem Mineral Aragonit.

 

Thunderbolt : founded on the beach of german island „Rügen“ (Baltic Sea)

" Thunderbolts "

" Thunderbolts " are the fossil shells ( the rostrum , the posterior part of the skeleton ) of belemnites , the primeval octopus. At the end of the Cretaceous died out almost the whole order of belemnites.

After storms , many of these rostra , if they are stored in soft sediments , rinsed free. Superstition had to accept the people, the god of thunder, they hurl to the earth. The Thunderbolt was placed as a protection against lightning under the roofs. Carried with him he should protect man from the lumbago.

The meaning of the name Thunderbolt goes back to the Germanic god Thor. The counterpart to the Norse Thor sent a Weather God regularly lightning down to earth. This met ,the legend, in sand and " petrified " to thunderbolts. Belemnite , as alternative name is the Greek translation for lightning projectile.

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Belemnites are the fossilized " rudder " of cephalopods that lived in the former seas off 358-70 million years ago. Based on fossil full body finds the shape was reconstructed by the so-called cephalopods and the similarity to the now existent squid are found. Like the octopus also passed cephalopods from a protective body - Proostrakum in which there was a kind of swim bladder (called cuttlebone ). At the rear end of the animal , there was a pointed , elongated hardening , which was used for navigation in the water : the rostrum. That rostrum was layered from the mineral aragonite.

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Tracking History (5579.2mi) View Map

Visited 1/16/2015 beachmamat took it to I love Quickies!!! Georgia - .46 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/16/2015 beachmamat took it to Scooby Snack Georgia - 24.75 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/16/2015 beachmamat took it to Just Sittin' Around..... Georgia - 57.24 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/16/2015 beachmamat took it to Travel bug rest stop. Georgia - 133.02 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/16/2015 beachmamat took it to Cinematic Cache Georgia - 39.88 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/16/2015 beachmamat retrieved it from Swamp Bay Nature Trail Georgia   Visit Log

Taking the pirate on some new adventures with us.

Dropped Off 1/1/2015 ReardonRCS placed it in Swamp Bay Nature Trail Georgia - 145.16 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in Swamp Bay Nature Trail (GC42WKT)

Retrieve It from a Cache 12/30/2014 ReardonRCS retrieved it from Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park Georgia   Visit Log

Will take him to his next location soon!
~ReardonRCS

Dropped Off 12/5/2014 KacheWolfy placed it in Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park Georgia - 145.24 miles  Visit Log
Visited 11/24/2014 KacheWolfy took it to Expeditious Jaunt Georgia - 211.76 miles  Visit Log
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