Sparagmite Formation
The Sparagmite Formation is a geologic formation in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.
| Sparagmite Formation Stratigraphic range: Cambrian ~520–516 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 60.9°N 10.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.3°S 24.1°W |
| Country |  |
  Sparagmite Formation (Norway) | |
Fossil content
The formation has provided several fossils:[1]
- Acrothele bellapunctata
- Ellipsocephalus nordenskjoldi
- Helcionella subrugosa
- Holmia grandis, H. kjerulfi
- Kjerulfia lata
- Marocella antiqua, M. depressa
- Obolella rotundata, Obolella (Glyptias) favosa
- Runcinodiscus cf. index
- Strenuella linnarssoni, S. primaeva
- Torellella laevigata
- Volborthella tenuis
- Hyolithes sp.
- ?Lingulella sp.
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