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lagerstätte

UK/ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/

lagerstätte noun: a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.

Noun

lagerstätte (plural lagerstätten)

  1. 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...2006, Paul Enos, Triassic Evolution of the Yangtze Platform in Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China, →ISBN, page 84
    • The Cretaceous Lebanese Lagerstätten have been especially generous with coleoid fossils.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 121

Forms of lagerstätte

plurallagerstätten

Origin of lagerstätte

From German Lagerstätte (“storage place”).

Questions about lagerstätte

What does lagerstätte mean?
Lagerstätte means a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.
What part of speech is lagerstätte?
Lagerstätte is a noun.
How do you pronounce lagerstätte?
Lagerstätte is pronounced /ˈlɑːɡəʃtɛtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lagerstätte?
The plural of lagerstätte is lagerstätten.

Words near lagerstätte in the dictionary

  1. Lagerquist
  2. Lagerquists
  3. lagers
  4. lagerstannin
  5. lagerstroemine
  6. lagerstätte
  7. lagerstätten
  8. lagery
  9. lagetto
  10. Lagevrio
  11. lagfest

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