This rock is like a fossilised ecosystem! There are many fossils preserved on this sample, the largest of which is a leaf of the Scots Elm, or Bergulme (*Ulmus glabra*), as well as several insects. This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display. **Specimen**: Sandstone with multiple plant and arthropod fossils **Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/15011 **Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays) **Origin**: Re, near Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en). Created by Benedict Seidl (NHMW) Method: Photogrammmetrie Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).