Summary of research at the Owadów–Brzezinki site
Summary of research at the Owadów–Brzezinki site
The Owadów–Brzezinki palaeontological site is one among major palaeontological discoveries from Poland in recent years. Fossils of Late Jurassic (Tithonian) horseshoe crabs, lobster-like crustaceans, insects, ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and many other animals have been found for a decade. The uncommonly rich and perfectly preserved fossil marine and terrestrial fauna qualifies this site as a Konservat-Lagerstätte, or a deposit of exceptionally preserved fossils. Environmental conditions conductive to the accumulation and preservation of these unique specimens have been reconstructed.
Excavation work underway in the Owadów–Brzezinki quarry, Student Exploration Camps. Photo B. Błażejowski 2019.
PUBLICATION: Błażejowski B., Weryński Ł., Wierzbowski A., Michalska M., Hryniewicz K., Uchman A., Kugler S., Bącal P., Hołda-Michalska A. 2023b. Summary of a decade of research at the Owadów–Brzezinki Lagerstätte (Tithonian, central Poland): A review and perspectives for the future. Volumina Jurassica, 21, 83–98. DOI: 10.7306/VJ.21.5.