lagerstätte

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lagerstätte

/ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/ UK

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From German Lagerstätte (“storage place”).

noun lagerstätten

A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness. A fossil lagerstätte bearing the "Guanling fauna" of Yin Gongzheng et al. (2000, p. 23) occurs 7 to 10 m above the base of the Wayao Formation...

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@misc{lagersta_tte_2026,
  title = {lagerstätte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lagerst%C3%A4tte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}