Kupferschiefer
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The Kupferschiefer or Kupfermergel, is an extensive and remarkable sedimentary unit in Central Europe. The relatively monotonous succession is typically 30 to 60 centimetres and maximum 2 metres thick
Sample of shale with chalcopyrite vein from the Kupferschiefer
Extent of the Zechstein sea, where the Kupferschiefer was deposited
Stratigraphic succession including the Kupferschiefer in the Kamsdorf mine near Saalfeld, Thuringia
Paleogeography of the Late Permian (260 Ma), with Archosauromorpha fossil locations indicated. Note the Zechstein sea is not shown as an inland sea.
Lagerstätte
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A Fossil-Lagerstätte is a sedimentary deposit that preserves an exceptionally high amount of palaeontological information. Konzentrat-Lagerstätten preserve a high concentration of fossils, while Konse
Kupferschiefer
…mined at least since 1199 AD. Other mineral resources found in the unit include zinc, vanadium, lead and silver. The Kupferschiefer is also an important lagerstätte; having provided fossils of early Archosauromorph reptiles, the ancestors to modern crocodiles and extinct dinosaurs, as well as pareiasaurs, many…
Well-preserved basal arthropod Opabinia from Burgess Shale Lagerstätte (Middle Cambrian)
An Ediacaran embryo-like fossil
Frondose ediacaran organisms
Spriggina floundersi, a worm-like organism