Beyrichienkalk Formation
| Beyrichienkalk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pridoli ~ | |
| 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 | Nodibeyrichia |
  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[edit]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
- Cephalopods
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Beyrichienkalk Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dzik & Kiselev, 1995
Bibliography[edit]
- Dzik, J., and G. N. Kiselev. 1995. The Baltic nautiloids Cyrtoceras ellipticum Lossen 1860, C. priscum Eichwald 1861, and Orthoceras damesi Krause 1877. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 69. 61–71. .