Bückeberg Formation
Bückeberg Formation Stratigraphic range: Berriasian ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | |
Sub-units | Ostenwald & Obernkirchen Sandstein Members |
Underlies | |
Overlies | |
Thickness | Over 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, coal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52°18′N 9°12′E / 52.3°N 9.2°ECoordinates: 52°18′N 9°12′E / 52.3°N 9.2°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 43°30′N 17°12′E / 43.5°N 17.2°E |
Region | Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Country | Germany |
Bückeberg Formation (Germany) |
The Bückeberg Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte[1] in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous period.[2] The Bückeberg Formation has previously been considered to constitute the "German Wealden" in reference to its similarity to the Wealden Group in the United Kingdom.[3] More recently it has been considered a group, containing the and . The plesiosaur Brancasaurus,[4] an indeterminate ankylosaur referred to Hylaeosaurus,[5] the turtle Dorsetochelys are known from the formation.
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- Reappraisal of Europe's most complete Early Cretaceous plesiosaurian: Brancasaurus brancai Wegner, 1914 from the "Wealden facies" of Germany. PeerJ 4. e2813. doi:10.7717/peerj.2813 PMC 5183163 PMID 28028478 ; , and . 2016.
- Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany. PLoS ONE 8. e60571. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060571 ISSN 1932-6203 PMC 3616133 PMID 23560099 , and . 2013.
- Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History, 1-218. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. Accessed 2020-09-15. ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1 ; ; , and . 2013.
- Vertebrate tracksites in the Obernkirchen Sandstone (late Berriasian, Early Cretaceous) of northwest Germany— their stratigraphical, palaeogeographical, palaeoecological, and historical context. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86. 231–267. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0131-7 ISSN 0031-0220 ; ; ; , and . 2012.
- The 'German Wealden' and the Obernkirchen Sandstone – an Introduction in Dinosaur Tracks 2011: an international symposium, Obernkirchen, April 14-17, 2011 : abstract volume and field guide to excursions, .. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. ISBN 978-3-86395-105-4 OCLC 852208407 . 2011.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Germany
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe
- Cretaceous Germany
- Berriasian Stage
- Mudstone formations
- Sandstone formations
- Coal formations
- Coal in Germany
- Deltaic deposits
- Fluvial deposits
- Ichnofossiliferous formations
- Lagerstätten
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe
- Paleontology in Germany