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European Centre of \nPalaeontology

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A European research and education centre of palaeontology/palaeobiology, located in a palaeontological pavilion at Krasiejów near Opole. By now, Krasiejów has become a famous locality where Upper Triassic sedimentary rocks are exposed that have yielded large numbers of fossils, mostly vertebrates but also invertebrate and plant taxa. The Opole area is also well known for its Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Coniacian) marine fossils, mostly invertebrates, but rare vertebrate remains and plants have also been recorded. Close to Opole, Middle Triassic (Germanic facies, Muschelkalk) deposits are widely distributed as well, with profuse vertebrate and invertebrate fauna and ichnofossil assemblages. A number of quarries with Jurassic and Carboniferous rocks are situated in the region. In short, this is a prime site for scientific research and educational activities, first and foremost because the entire Mesozoic Era can be studied, as represented in a wide range of depositional environments.