Sparagmite Formation Explained

Sparagmite Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Cambrian Stage 3 ~
Period:	Cambrian Stage 3
Prilithology:	Shale
Otherlithology:	Sandstone
Coordinates:	60.9°N 10.7°W
Paleocoordinates:	-40.3°N -24.1°W

The Sparagmite Formation is a geologic formation in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

Fossil content

The formation has provided several fossils:^[1]

Acrothele bellapunctata
Ellipsocephalus nordenskjoldi
Helcionella subrugosa
Holmia grandis, H. kjerulfi
Kjerulfia lata
Marocella antiqua, M. depressa
Obolella rotundata, Obolella (Glyptias) favosa
Runcinodiscus cf. index
Strenuella linnarssoni, S. primaeva
Torellella laevigata
Volborthella tenuis
Hyolithes sp.
?Lingulella sp.

See also

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway

Notes and References

https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=42220 Sparagmite Formation