The Kristianstad Basin is one of the most prolific and historically famous Mesozoic fossil sites in Scandinavia.
The earliest known fossil discoveries within the basin were made by the physician and paleontologist Magnus Bromelius at Ivö Klack and Ignaberga in 1725.
Most of the early fossil finds were belemnite fossils, descriptions of which were published by physician and naturalist Kilian Stobæus in 1752 (whose work Opuscula included the first illustrations of the common Belemnellocamax mammillatus belemnites), naturalist Göran Wahlenberg in 1821 and zoologist and archaeologist Sven Nilsson in 1826, 1827, 1835 and 1857.
Early sedimentological studies were also conducted throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, prominently by paleontologist and geologist Bernhard Lundgren in 1888 and geologist Alf Lundegren in 1931 and 1934.

The various limestone and kaolin quarries throughout the basin were described in detail by geologist and paleontologist Karl A. Grönwall in 1915, followed by further descriptions by Alf Lundegren in 1931, geologist Lars Bjerning in 1947, geologist Per H. Lundegårdh in 1971, geologists Jan Bergström and Naz Ahmed Shaikh in 1980 and geologists Mikael Erlström and Jan Gabrielson in 1985 and 1992.
Throughout the 20th century, quarrying was most intense at Åsen, Axeltorp and Ivö Klack, most of it conducted by the companies Höganäs keramik and Ifö-verken.

Important historical studies conducted on the basin's many invertebrate taxa include those by Bernhard Lundgren (in 1876, 1885 and 1895), paleontologist J. Christian Moberg in 1884 and 1885, geologist Anders H. Hennig in 1892, 1894 and 1904 (together with paleontologist Alfred Elis Törnebohm), geologist and mineralogist Assar Hadding in 1919, Bernhard Lundegren in 1934, paleontologist Gustaf Troedsson in 1946 and 1954, paleontologist Richard Hägg in 1954 and geologist and paleontologist Fritz Brotzen in 1960.
Further studies on the invertebrate fauna, as with the more publicized vertebrate fossils, have continued into the 21st century.

Actinopterygian (ray-finned) fishes were first described form the basin by Sven Nilsson in 1827, with further studies being conducted by paleontologist John W. Davis in 1890 and by paleontologist Mohamad Bazzi and colleagues in 2016.
Though shark teeth have been recovered from the basin since early times, the shark and ray fauna was first studied in detail by paleontologist Mikael Siverson in the 20th century, who in a series of publications from 1989 to 2016, some together with other authors, identified a vast number of species.

Marine reptile fossils, found at Ivetofta, were first described from the basin by Sven Nilsson in 1835.
Nilsson's work was followed by further investigations by physicist and chemist Wilhelm Hisinger in 1837, archaeologist and bibliographer Johan Henrik Schröder in 1885 and paleontologist Carl Wiman in 1916.
Later studies on marine reptile fossils were also conducted by J. Christian Moberg in 1884 and 1885, Bernhard Lundgren in 1888, Anders H. Hennig in 1910, Alf Lundegren in 1934, Gustaf Troedsson in 1946 and 1954 and prominently in a series of publications of paleontologist Per-Ove Persson, who described several species of mosasaurs and plesiosaurs alongside sea turtles and the crocodylomorph Aigialosuchus, from 1954 to 1996.
More recent work on marine reptiles has been conducted primarily by Mikael Siverson and paleontologist Johan Lindgren (especially on mosasaurs) and paleontologists Elisabeth Einarsson, Benjamin P. Kear, Sven Sachs and Torsten M. Scheyer (especially on plesiosaurs and sea turtles).
Recent dinosaur discoveries, including both non-avian dinosaurs and hesperornithiform birds, have mainly been researched by Johan Lindgren and paleontologist Jan Rees alongside several colleagues.
The Kristianstad Basin is one of the most prolific and historically famous Mesozoic fossil sites in Scandinavia. The earliest known fossil discoveries within the basin were made by the physician and paleontologist Magnus Bromelius at Ivö Klack and Ignaberga in 1725. Most of the early fossil finds were belemnite fossils, descriptions of which were published by physician and naturalist Kilian Stobæus in 1752 (whose work Opuscula included the first illustrations of the common Belemnellocamax mammillatus belemnites), naturalist Göran Wahlenberg in 1821 and zoologist and archaeologist Sven Nilsson in 1826, 1827, 1835 and 1857. Early sedimentological studies were also conducted throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, prominently by paleontologist and geologist Bernhard Lundgren in 1888 and geologist Alf Lundegren in 1931 and 1934.
The various limestone and kaolin quarries throughout the basin were described in detail by geologist and paleontologist Karl A. Grönwall in 1915, followed by further descriptions by Alf Lundegren in 1931, geologist Lars Bjerning in 1947, geologist Per H. Lundegårdh in 1971, geologists Jan Bergström and Naz Ahmed Shaikh in 1980 and geologists Mikael Erlström and Jan Gabrielson in 1985 and 1992. Throughout the 20th century, quarrying was most intense at Åsen, Axeltorp and Ivö Klack, most of it conducted by the companies Höganäs keramik and Ifö-verken.
Important historical studies conducted on the basin's many invertebrate taxa include those by Bernhard Lundgren (in 1876, 1885 and 1895), paleontologist J. Christian Moberg in 1884 and 1885, geologist Anders H. Hennig in 1892, 1894 and 1904 (together with paleontologist Alfred Elis Törnebohm), geologist and mineralogist Assar Hadding in 1919, Bernhard Lundegren in 1934, paleontologist Gustaf Troedsson in 1946 and 1954, paleontologist Richard Hägg in 1954 and geologist and paleontologist Fritz Brotzen in 1960. Further studies on the invertebrate fauna, as with the more publicized vertebrate fossils, have continued into the 21st century.
Actinopterygian (ray-finned) fishes were first described form the basin by Sven Nilsson in 1827, with further studies being conducted by paleontologist John W. Davis in 1890 and by paleontologist Mohamad Bazzi and colleagues in 2016. Though shark teeth have been recovered from the basin since early times, the shark and ray fauna was first studied in detail by paleontologist Mikael Siverson in the 20th century, who in a series of publications from 1989 to 2016, some together with other authors, identified a vast number of species.
Marine reptile fossils, found at Ivetofta, were first described from the basin by Sven Nilsson in 1835. Nilsson's work was followed by further investigations by physicist and chemist Wilhelm Hisinger in 1837, archaeologist and bibliographer Johan Henrik Schröder in 1885 and paleontologist Carl Wiman in 1916. Later studies on marine reptile fossils were also conducted by J. Christian Moberg in 1884 and 1885, Bernhard Lundgren in 1888, Anders H. Hennig in 1910, Alf Lundegren in 1934, Gustaf Troedsson in 1946 and 1954 and prominently in a series of publications of paleontologist Per-Ove Persson, who described several species of mosasaurs and plesiosaurs alongside sea turtles and the crocodylomorph Aigialosuchus, from 1954 to 1996. More recent work on marine reptiles has been conducted primarily by Mikael Siverson and paleontologist Johan Lindgren (especially on mosasaurs) and paleontologists Elisabeth Einarsson, Benjamin P. Kear, Sven Sachs and Torsten M. Scheyer (especially on plesiosaurs and sea turtles). Recent dinosaur discoveries, including both non-avian dinosaurs and hesperornithiform birds, have mainly been researched by Johan Lindgren and paleontologist Jan Rees alongside several colleagues.
Kristianstad Basin