Lagerstätte

As fossil deposit a sedimentary rock unit is called, which

  • By a particular frequency and diversity of fossils and / or
  • Distinguished by a particularly complete preservation of fossils.

Accordingly, one can distinguish between deposits and concentrate Konservatlagerstätten.

In English-speaking purpose, the term " deposit" as a foreign word is familiar. In German, on the other hand, the mining technical term deposit relates solely to mineable reserves of raw materials ( minerals, ores, coal, gas, oil).

Some well-known fossil sites

Cambrian:

  • Chengjiang Faunengemeinschaft (China): age 525-520 million years
  • Emu Bay Shale (Australia): age about 525 million years
  • Kaili fauna ( China): age 510-505 million years
  • Burgess Shale (Canada): age about 505 million years

Ordovician:

  • Soom Shale (South Africa): age about 435 million years

Devon:

  • Confederation Bach ( Germany ): age about 350 million years
  • North Western Sahara ( Erfoud, Morocco): age about 350 million years
  • Gogo Formation ( Australia): age about 350 million years

Perm:

  • Bromacker ( Germany ): age about 280 million years
  • Korbacher column ( Germany ): age about 255 million years

Jura:

  • Wood grubs ( Germany ): age about 180 million years ( Lias or Black Jura)
  • Solnhofen ( Germany ): age around 150 million years ( Altmühltherme Jura)

Chalk:

  • Santana Formation (Brazil): age about 110 million years
  • Zhucheng (China): age about 65 million years

Paleogene:

  • Fayyum fossils (Egypt): Age 40-30 million years Upper Eocene to Oligocene
  • Green River Formation (USA): age about 57-38 million years ( Oberpaläozän to Upper Eocene )
  • Grube Messel ( Germany ): age about 47 million years ( Eocene )
  • Geisel ( Germany ): age about 47-43 million years ( Eocene )
  • Colline de Sansan ( Southern France): age approximately 15 million years ( Miocene )

Neogen:

  • Gongwangling - place (China): Age approx 1150000-650000 years
  • Nihewan (China): Age approx 1000000-10000 years
  • Mosbach Sands ( Germany ): age about 600,000 years ( Cromer interglacial period )
  • Zhoukoudian (China): Age approx 500000-200000 years
  • Salawusu (China): Age about 50000-35000 years
  • It Pouás (Ibiza, Balearic Islands): Age approx 30000-8000 years
  • La Brea (California, United States): Age approx 2500000-10000 years

Selected Literature

  • Giovanni Pinna, Dieter Meischner (ed. ): European fossil sites. Springer, Berlin et al 2000, ISBN 3-540-64975-1.
  • Fossil deposit
Devonian Bundenbach Gogo-Formation Permian Holzmaden Santana-Formation Green-River-Formation Messel pit La Brea Tar Pits
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