10.30486/gcr.2021.1912235.1038

The Nusplingen Plattenkalk – A Shark Lagoon in the Late Jurassic of the Swabian Alb Geopark

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  • Guenter Schweigert1,
  • Siegfried Roth2,
  1. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
  2. UNESCO Global Geopark Swabian Alb e.V., Marktstraße 17, 89601 Schelklingen, Germany
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Schweigert, G., & Roth, S. (2021). The Nusplingen Plattenkalk – A Shark Lagoon in the Late Jurassic of the Swabian Alb Geopark. Geoconservation Research, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2021.1912235.1038
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Abstract

The Nusplingen Plattenkalk is a Solnhofen-type fossil Konservat-Lagerstaette in the southwestern part of the Swabian Alb, which is scientifically exploited by the Stuttgart Natural History Museum. The Nusplingen Plattenkalk formed in a deep lagoon surrounded by islands. The highly diverse and exceptionally preserved fossil fauna and flora allow a reconstruction of the Late Jurassic marine food-web and the palaeoenvironment. The complete outcrop area is preserved as a national heritage site within the Swabian Alb Geopark. Information for the public is provided by guided tours, a geological trail with a small public sampling site and fossil exhibitions.

 

Keywords

  • Excavations,
  • Geotourism,
  • Geotrail,
  • Lithographic limestones,
  • SW-Germany
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