Abstract
The Upper Cretaceous rudist limestones are well-known from several localities in Serbia. Three of these localities (Svilanovo, Bele Vode and Kulizino Selo) are located in SW Serbia, on Golija Mt. These localities are crucial for understanding the development of the Upper Cretaceous shallow-water environments, thus this is an area of great scientific and educational value, particularly considering palaeontology, stratigraphy, palaeoecology and palaeogeography. One of the aims of this paper is to evaluate these geosites and their geotouristic potential, using Geosite Assessment Model (GAM), which is important for their geoconservation as well as for the sustainable development of the area.
Highlights
The systematic study of the geological heritage and geodiversity in Serbia started relatively recently (MARAN, 2008, 2010; RUN DIĆ & KNEŽEVIĆ, 2005; MIJOVIĆ et al, 2005; KARAMATA & MIJOVIĆ 2005; STOJANOVIĆ & MIJOVIĆ, 2008; VUJIČIĆ et al, 2011; JOVANOVIĆ et al, 2012; RABRENOVIĆ et al, 2014; MARAN STEVANOVIĆ, 2015)
One of the aims of this paper is to evaluate these geosites and their geotouristic potential, using Geosite Assessment Model (GAM), which is important for their geoconservation as well as for the sustainable development of the area
The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate different ge osites using the preliminary Geosite Assessment Model (GAM) proposed by VUJIČIĆ et al (2011) in order to determine whether this area has the potential for geotourism development
Summary
The systematic study of the geological heritage and geodiversity in Serbia started relatively recently (MARAN, 2008, 2010; RUN DIĆ & KNEŽEVIĆ, 2005; MIJOVIĆ et al, 2005; KARAMATA & MIJOVIĆ 2005; STOJANOVIĆ & MIJOVIĆ, 2008; VUJIČIĆ et al, 2011; JOVANOVIĆ et al, 2012; RABRENOVIĆ et al, 2014; MARAN STEVANOVIĆ, 2015). There are several outcrops of major importance for scientific knowledge and study of Upper Cretaceous fossiliferous sedi ments. Considering their geological and palaeontologi cal characteristics, only three of these localities (Svilanovo, Kuli zino Selo and Bele Vode) seem to be interesting from the aspect of geological heritage. These localities are very important from the geological point of view, the aim of this paper is to pre sent the main scientific arguments for considering these localities to be a part of Serbian geoheritage
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