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The volcanic origin of Lanzarote and the islets located to the north and their relatively young age does not allow an extensive paleontological record, which does not exceed the upper Miocene (around 7 Ma). However, the fact of being oceanic volcanic islands defines the urgent need to preserve the few paleontological sites that allows us to reconstruct the evolution of the Paleobiodiversity of the Canary archipelago. In this chapter a review of the legal framework that protects the paleontological heritage of the Canary Islands is made, considering the main figures of protection and the management that has been carried out on them up to this moment. In addition, a brief description of the marine and terrestrial geosites of paleontological interest of the UNESCO Global Geopark of Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands is added, emphasizing its state of conservation and the risks of loss that these geosites present.
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Martín-González, E., Galindo, I., Romero, C., Sánchez, N., Vegas, J. (2019). Evaluation of Geoconservation in Geosites of Palaeontological Interest from Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark. In: Mateo, E., Martínez-Frías, J., Vegas, J. (eds) Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark: From Earth to Space. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13130-2_5
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