lagerstätte

UK/ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/

noun

A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.

OriginGerman Lagerstätte →
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Meanings

nounlagerstätte (plural lagerstätten)

plural lagerstätten

  1. biologyA sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.

    The Cretaceous Lebanese Lagerstätten have been especially generous with coleoid fossils.

    2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 121
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    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...

    2006, Paul Enos, Triassic Evolution of the Yangtze Platform in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China, →ISBN, page 84

Origin

  1. GermanLagerstätte“storage place”
  2. Englishlagerstätte

From German Lagerstätte (“storage place”).

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APA

lagerstätte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lagerst%C3%A4tte

MLA

“lagerstätte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lagerst%C3%A4tte. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lagerstätte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lagerst%C3%A4tte.

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