Gram Formation

Gram Formation
Stratigraphic range: Tortonian
~11.6–7.2 Ma
Gram Lergrav 2020 3.jpg
Gram Clay Pit, the prime source of fossils from the Gram Formation
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
Coordinates55°18′N 9°06′E / 55.3°N 9.1°E / 55.3; 9.1Coordinates: 55°18′N 9°06′E / 55.3°N 9.1°E / 55.3; 9.1
Approximate paleocoordinates55°36′N 8°06′E / 55.6°N 8.1°E / 55.6; 8.1
RegionJutland
Country Denmark
Type section
Named forGram
Gram Formation is located in Denmark
Gram Formation
Gram Formation (Denmark)

The Gram Formation is a geological formation in Gram, Denmark. It preserves fossils dating from the Miocene period. The formation consists of three layers: the glauconite-rich, the Gram Clay, and the Gram sand. The sediments in the formation were deposited in an open marine depositional environment known as the Gram Sea.

Fossil content

Many fossils of new species have been discovered in the formation, including those of the beaked-whale Dagonodum mojnum and the mollusk species Pseudocochlespira gramensis, as well as specimens of better-known species such as Carcharodon megalodon.

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