Bückeberg Formation

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]

Bückeberg Formation Stratigraphic range: Berriasian ~145–140 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of	Lower Saxony Basin
Sub-units	Ostenwald & Obernkirchen Sandstein Members
Underlies	Valanginian marine deposits
Overlies	Münder Formation
Thickness	Over 500 m (1,600 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Other	Sandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates	52.3°N 9.2°E / 52.3; 9.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	43.5°N 17.2°E / 43.5; 17.2
Region	Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country	Germany
Bückeberg Formation (Germany)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References

1. Hornung et al., 2012
2. Sachs & Hornung, 2013

Bibliography

• Sachs, Sven, and Jahn J. Hornung. 2013. Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany. PLoS ONE 8. e60571. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060571 ISSN 1932-6203 PMC 3616133 PMID 23560099
• 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. 231–267. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0131-7 ISSN 0031-0220