Geoconservation Research (Geoconserv. Res.) The Nusplingen Plattenkalk – A Shark Lagoon in the Late Jurassic of the Swabian Alb Geopark Volume 4 (2021) Issue 2, December 2021 - Paleontological Heritage and Geoconservation in the UNESCO European Geoparks (Part II) edited by Dan Grigorescu, Michael Benton, Vachik Hairapetian 2023 11 17 The Nusplingen Plattenkalk – A Shark Lagoon in the Late Jurassic of the Swabian Alb Geopark 10.30486/gcr.2021.1912235.1038 EN Guenter Schweigert Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany 0000-0003-3798-8609 Siegfried Roth UNESCO Global Geopark Swabian Alb e.V., Marktstraße 17, 89601 Schelklingen, Germany Journal Article 2023 11 17 The Nusplingen Plattenkalk is a Solnhofen-type fossil Konservat-Lagerstaette in the southwestern part of the Swabian Alb, which is scientifically exploited by the Stuttgart Natural History Museum. The Nusplingen Plattenkalk formed in a deep lagoon surrounded by islands. The highly diverse and exceptionally preserved fossil fauna and flora allow a reconstruction of the Late Jurassic marine food-web and the palaeoenvironment. The complete outcrop area is preserved as a national heritage site within the Swabian Alb Geopark. Information for the public is provided by guided tours, a geological trail with a small public sampling site and fossil exhibitions.