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
TypeFormation
Unit ofLower Saxony Basin
Sub-unitsOstenwald & Obernkirchen Sandstein Members
UnderliesValanginian marine deposits
OverliesMünder Formation
ThicknessOver 500 m (1,600 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates52.3°N 9.2°E / 52.3; 9.2
Approximate paleocoordinates43.5°N 17.2°E / 43.5; 17.2
RegionNiedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Country Germany
Bückeberg Formation (Germany)

See also

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
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