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Lagerstätten: Where Creationist and Secular Studies Coincide

Johns, Warren H. (2025) Lagerstätten: Where Creationist and Secular Studies Coincide. Answers Research Journal, 18: 16. pp. 231-276. ISSN 1937-9056

Abstract

Lagerstätten deposits can be simply defined as deposits of fossils with superb preservation at a single locality or concentrations of usually just a few fossil species in what appear to be mass-kill sites. While Lagerstätten were first defined for geological studies in 1970, the geological literature paid little attention to Lagerstätten before 1990. Creationists are beginning to recognize Lagerstätten as important sites for discovery of fossils with superb preservation, and they are indicators of rapid burial and thus catastrophic activity throughout the fossil record. However, most journal articles or short news reports on creationist websites rarely mention the word "Lagerstätten." The paper attempts to end this deficiency by linking creationist writings with their corresponding sources in the geological literature. To date, only two creationist geologists have provided an extensive discussion on the importance of Lagerstätten, accompanied by lists of numerous Lagerstätten sites discovered throughout the geological column around the world. This paper is written with the hope that many additional Lagerstätten studies can be produced by highly trained creationist scientists for years to come.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QE Geology > QE760 Paleontology > QE760.1 Fossil Formation
Q Science (General) > QE Geology > QE760 Paleontology
Q Science (General) > QS Creation Science (General) > QS7 The Genesis Flood
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2026 23:41
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2026 23:41
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/1531

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