n. pl. La·ger·stät·ten A rock deposit that has an abundance and variety of fossils, often preserved in fine detail and showing soft body parts. [German, deposit, bed (as of coal or ore) : Lager, bed, storehouse; see LAGER + Stätte (from later Middle High German stete, back-formation from stete, genitive and dative of earlier Middle High German stat, place, from Old High German stat; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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