Canjuers Lagerstätte
| Canjuers Lagerstätte | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
Canjuers military camp: Bessons quarry, where the Compsognathus fossil was found | |
| Type | Konservat-Lagerstätte |
| Unit of | Calcaires blancs de Provence |
| Underlies | Biomicrites de Sainte-Croix |
| Thickness | 12 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Lithographic limestone |
| Other | Chert |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°42′31″N 6°22′27″E / 43.708695°N 6.374173°E |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Country | France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Canjuers plateau |
The Canjuers Lagerstätte is a Konservat-Lagerstätte located inside the military camp of Canjuers, in Haute Provence, in the Var department in South-East France.