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Lagerstatten

Lagerstätten [meaning "(fossil) deposit places" in German] are geological fossil deposits that are rich with varied, well-preserved fossils, representing a wide variety of life from a particular era. These spectacular fossil deposits represent an amazing "snapshot" in time.

Some Lagerstätten	Location	Age of Deposits
Ashfall Fossil Beds	Nebraska, United States	10 million years old
Auca Mahuevo	Patagonia, Argentina	80 million years old
Burgess Shale	British Columbia, Canada	530 million years old
Chengjiang	Yunnan Province, China	525 million years old
Ediacara Hills	South Australia	700 million years old
Green River Formation	Wyoming and Colorado, USA	50 million years old
Holzmaden	Württemberg, Germany	190 million years old
Hunsrückschiefer	Germany	370 million years old
Mazon Creek	Northeastern Illinois, USA	300 million years old
Messel Oil Shale	Hessen, Germany	49 million years old
Rancho La Brea	Southern California, United States	20,000 years old
Solnhofen Limestone	Bavaria, Germany	150 million years old

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