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| − | The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of '''Monte San Giorgio''' beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best [[fossil]] record of marine life from the [[Triassic]] geologic rock layer. The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including [[reptiles]], [[fish]], [[bivalve]]s, [[ammonite]]s, [[echinoderms]] and [[crustacean]]s. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, [[insect]]s and [[plant]]s, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1090</ref> | + | The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of '''Monte San Giorgio''' beside [[Lake Lugano]] is regarded as the best [[fossil]] record of marine life from the [[Triassic]] geologic rock layer. The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including [[reptiles]], [[fish]], [[bivalve]]s, [[ammonite]]s, [[echinoderms]] and [[crustacean]]s. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, [[insect]]s and [[plant]]s, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1090</ref> |
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The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic geologic rock layer. The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites, echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, insects and plants, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils.[1]
