Bückeberg Formation

Bückeberg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Berriasian
TypeFormation
Unit ofLower Saxony Basin
Sub-units
UnderliesValanginian Marine deposits
OverliesMünder Formation
ThicknessOver 500 m
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, Coal
Location
CountryGermany

The Bückeberg Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous period.[1] An indeterminate ankylosaur is known from the formation.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hornung, Jahn J.; Böhme, Annina; van der Lubbe, Torsten; Reich, Mike; Richter, Annette (September 2012). "Vertebrate tracksites in the Obernkirchen Sandstone (late Berriasian, Early Cretaceous) of northwest Germany— their stratigraphical, palaeogeographical, palaeoecological, and historical context". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 86 (3): 231–267. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0131-7. ISSN 0031-0220.
  2. ^ Sachs, Sven; Hornung, Jahn J. (2013-04-03). Evans, David C. (ed.). "Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany". PLoS ONE. 8 (4): e60571. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060571. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3616133. PMID 23560099.



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