Beyrichienkalk Formation
Beyrichienkalk Formation Stratigraphic range: Pridoli ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 50°00′N 10°42′E / 50.0°N 10.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 14°48′S 1°48′W / 14.8°S 1.8°W |
Region | Gotland Ex situ:[clarification needed] Brandenburg, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, West Pomerania |
Country | Sweden Ex situ: Germany Ex situ: Poland |
Type section | |
Named for | |
![]() ![]() Beyrichienkalk Formation (Baltic Sea) |
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[]
- ^ a b Beyrichienkalk Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dzik & Kiselev, 1995
Bibliography[]
- Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 69. 61–71. , and . 1995. The Baltic nautiloids Cyrtoceras ellipticum Lossen 1860, C. priscum Eichwald 1861, and Orthoceras damesi Krause 1877.
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 ISSN 0178-1731
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Sweden
- Geology of Germany
- Geology of Poland
- Silurian System of Europe
- Silurian Sweden
- Pridoli geology
- Limestone formations
- Shallow marine deposits
- Silurian southern paleotropical deposits
- Paleontology in Germany
- Paleontology in Poland