Table 1 Sites of exceptional fossil preservation across the cenozoic divided into environment of deposition.
# Fossil Lagerstätten (# diatomaceous) | # of non-marine F-L (# diatomaceous) | # of transitional F-L (# diatomaceous) | # of marine F-L (# diatomaceous) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pliocene | 8 (5) | 8 (5) | 0 (–) | 0 (–) |
Miocene | 34 (28) | 27 (23) | 2 (1) | 5 (4) |
Oligocene | 26 (16) | 24 (14) | 0 (–) | 2 (2) |
Eocene | 33 (25) | 27 (21) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) |
Paleocene | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 0 (–) | 0 (–) |
