Sundvollen Formation
| Sundvollen Formation Stratigraphic range: Gorstian-Ludfordian () ~ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | |
| Underlies | |
| Overlies | Steinsfjorden Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 59°54′N 10°48′E / 59.9°N 10.8°ECoordinates: 59°54′N 10°48′E / 59.9°N 10.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 16°54′S 7°18′W / 16.9°S 7.3°W |
| Region | Oslo Region, Ringerike |
| Country |  Norway |
| Extent | North and eastern Steinsfjorden |
  Sundvollen Formation (Norway) | |
The Sundvollen Formation is a geologic formation cropping out along the northern and eastern shores of Steinsfjorden, Oslo Region, Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Gorstian to Ludfordian stages ( in the regional stratigrahy) of the Late Silurian period.[1]
Description[]
The formation belongs to the ,[2] overlies the Steinsfjorden Formation and is overlain by the . The fish assemblage originates from a horizon with fine-grained, dark greyish-green sandstone from the lowermost part of the formation.[3]
The formation comprises dark-grey siltstones associated with red sandstones and siltstones, with ripple marks, cross-laminations, and crack diapirs, and pseudo-nodules, carbonate concretions. The sequence is fining upwards in cyclothems. Tracks attributed to eurypterids have been found in the red siltstone. Turner (1974) interprets the Sundvollen Formation as representing meandering, braided streams on an alluvial, coastal plain, very close to sea level because of the minor marine incursions found). Boucot and Janis (1983) interpreted the environment to be possibly brackish-estuarine.[4]
Fossil content[]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Fish[]
Eurypterids[]
- Brachyopterella pentagonalis[10]
- Eurypterus tetragonophthalmus[10]
- Kiaeropterus ruedemanni[10]
- Mixopterus kiaeri[10]
- Nanahughmilleria norvegica[10]
- Pterygotus (Erettopterus)[10]
- Pterygotus holmi[7]
- Stylonurella reudemanni[7]
- Stylonuroides dolichopteroides[10]
- Bunodes sp.[7]
- Mixopterus sp.[10]
- Nanahughmilleria sp.[10]
- Pterygotus sp.[10]
Invertebrates[]
- Gastropods
- Crustaceans
- Ostracods
- Xiphosura
- Xiphosurida indet.[10]
Flora[]
Correlations[]
The Sundvollen Formation correlates with the lower part of the .[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Sundvollen Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Bremer et al., 2019, p.129
- ^ a b Bremer et al., 2019, p.132
- ^ Eurypterid-Associated Biota of the Sundvollen Form. at Rudstangen at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Bremer et al., 2019, p.142
- ^ a b Bremer et al., 2019, p.144
- ^ a b c d e f Baarli et al., 1999
- ^ a b c Bremer et al., 2019, p.145
- ^ Bremer et al., 2019, p.146
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Plotnick, 1999
Bibliography[]
- ; ; , and . 2019. Silurian vertebrate remains from the Oslo Region, Norway, and their implications for regional biostratigraphy. Norwegian Journal of Geology 99. 129–155. doi:10.17850/njg99-1-07
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - ; , and . 1999. Silurian communities of the Oslo Region, Norway, 327–349. in A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian.
- . 1999. Habitat of Llandoverian-Lochkovian eurypterids, 106–136. in A. J. Boucot, J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities - a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian.
- Geologic formations of Norway
- Silurian System of Europe
- Silurian Norway
- Gorstian
- Ludfordian
- Sandstone formations
- Shale formations
- Siltstone formations
- Fluvial deposits
- Silurian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Paleontology in Norway
- Geography of Oslo