Criterios para la valoración del patrimonio paleontológico de Canarias
- C. Castillo
- E. Martín González
- Z. Hernández
ISSN: 1576-5172
Any de publicació: 2000
Títol de l'exemplar: V Congreso Geológico de España (Alicante, 10-14 julio 2000)
Número: 1
Pàgines: 305-308
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Geotemas (Madrid)
Resum
The legal framework for the preservation of palaeontological sites in Canary Islands is still poorly developed. The palaeontological interest of fossil sites has been established and defined on the basis of three groups of criteria: scientific, socio-cultural and socio-economic. Application of such criteria should be done taking into account the geological and geographical traits ofeach island. A special attention has been drawn on such scientific criteria as fossil content (abundace) and type of outcrop in every island. Using these evaluation criteria the importance of preserving even a single outcrop by island is emphasized.