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Canjuers Lagerstätte
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The Canjuers Lagerstätte is a Konservat-Lagerstätte located inside the military camp of Canjuers, in Haute Provence, in the Var department in South-East France.[1]
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Quick Facts Type, Unit of ...
Canjuers Lagerstätte | |
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Stratigraphic range: Tithonian | |
![]() Canjuers military camp : Bessons quarry, where the Compsognathus fossil was found. | |
Type | Konservat-Lagerstätte |
Unit of | Calcaires blancs de Provence |
Underlies | Biomicrites de Sainte-Croix |
Thickness | 12 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Lithographic limestone |
Other | Chert |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43.708695°N 6.374173°E / 43.708695; 6.374173 |
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Named for | Canjuers plateau |
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