Bückeberg Formation

Bückeberg Formation
Stratigraphic range: Berriasian
~145–140 Ma
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TypeFormation
Unit ofLower Saxony Basin
Sub-unitsOstenwald & Obernkirchen Sandstein Members
UnderliesStadhagen Formation
OverliesMünder Formation
ThicknessOver 500 m (1,600 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates
Bückeberg Formation is located in Germany
Bückeberg Formation
Bückeberg Formation (Germany)

The Bückeberg Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte[1] in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous period.[2] The Bückeberg Formation has previously been considered to constitute the "German Wealden" in reference to its similarity to the Wealden Group in the United Kingdom.[3] More recently it has been considered a group, containing the Isterberg and Deister Formations. The plesiosaur Brancasaurus,[4] an indeterminate ankylosaur referred to Hylaeosaurus,[5] the turtle Dorsetochelys are known from the formation.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hornung et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.75
  2. ^ Hornung et al., 2012
  3. ^ Richter, 2011
  4. ^ Sachs et al., 2016
  5. ^ Sachs & Hornung, 2013

Bibliography

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  • Sachs, Sven, and Jahn J. Hornung. 2013. Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany. PLoS ONE 8(4). e60571. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060571 ISSN 1932-6203 PMC 3616133 PMID 23560099
  • Reitner, Joachim; Yang Qun; Wang Yongdong, and Mike Reich. 2013. Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History, 1-218. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. Accessed 2020-09-15. ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1
  • Hornung, Jahn J.; Annina Böhme; Torsten van der Lubbe; Mike Reich, and Annette Richter. 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. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0131-7 ISSN 0031-0220
  • Richter, Annette. 2011. The 'German Wealden' and the Obernkirchen Sandstone – an Introduction in Dinosaur Tracks 2011: an international symposium, Obernkirchen, April 14-17, 2011 : abstract volume and field guide to excursions, .. Universitätsverlag Göttingen.. ISBN 978-3-86395-105-4 OCLC 852208407