Beyrichienkalk Formation Explained
| Beyrichienkalk Formation |
| Type: | Formation |
| Age: | Pridoli
~ |
| Period: | Pridoli |
| Prilithology: | Limestone |
| Namedfor: | Nodibeyrichia |
| Region: | Gotland
Ex situ: Brandenburg, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, West Pomerania |
| Country: | Sweden
Ex situ: Germany
Ex situ: Poland |
| Coordinates: | 50°N 10.7°W |
| Paleocoordinates: | -14.8°N -1.8°W |
The Beyrichienkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Gotland, Sweden. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.[1] The formation is represented in erratic boulders found in:
- Oderberg, Brandenburg, Germany
- Voigtsdorf, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
- Międzyzdroje, West Pomerania, Poland
- Orłowo, Poland
- Vistula River, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
- Cephalopods
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
- 2010 - Schallreuter and Hinz-Schallreuter - Die Nodibeyrichien des Beyrichienkalkes (The Nodibeyrichians of the Beyrichia Limestone) - Geschiebekunde aktuell 26 (4): 119–134, 8 Abb., 1 Tab. Hamburg/Greifswald November 2010
Notes and References
- https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Beyrichienkalk&group_formation_member=Beyrichienkalk Beyrichienkalk Formation
- Dzik & Kiselev, 1995
