Abstract
The palaeontological heritage evaluation of the Somosaguas fossil geosite has been revised on the basis of scientific and sociocultural criteria. By means of this study have been proposed four new criteria that arise from new scientific and social trends as well as technological advances. A temporal comparison has been established with previous evaluations obtained in the years 2000 and 2012. The results indicated an increase in the initial score of the geosite in each revision. Our study shows the relevance of palaeontological heritage evaluations as useful tools to improve fossil geosites management.
Highlights
The Somosaguas fossil geosite is in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid, Spain)
We compared the scores obtained for the same fossil geosite in the years 2000 and 2012 (Gómez & Morales, 2000; Hernández Fernández et al, 2012) and re-evaluated the fossil geosite taking into account the state and activities performed until January 2018
There is a latest method for the fossil geoheritage, which is accepted and tested by the Spanish geoconservationist community proposed by the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)
Summary
One of the peculiarities of this geosite is their location within the campus of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) (Fig. 1) It has been excavated every year since 1998 by bachelor and master students and researchers. Multidisciplinar works in this geosite include: a) stratigraphy, sedimentology and mineralogical composition of rock host of the fossil geosite; b) systematics and taxonomy of the fossils found there; and c) biochronology, palaeoecology, taphonomy and palaeobiogeography of the vertebrate fauna (Domingo et al, 2017; Menéndez et al, 2017; and references therein). The Somosaguas fossil geosite has been included in the catalogue of Places of Geological Interest
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