Gehrener Formation
Gehrener Schichten | |
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Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Overlies | Ilmtal Granitoid |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 50°42′N 10°54′E / 50.7°N 10.9°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 3°12′N 19°18′E / 3.2°N 19.3°E |
Region | Thuringia |
Country | Germany |
Extent | Thuringian Forest Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Gehren |
The Gehrener Schichten (German for Gehren Formation) is a geologic formation in Germany. The fluvial to lacustrine shales preserve fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous period (Stephanian C in European stratigraphy or Gzhelian in international stratigraphy).
Fossil content[edit]
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lower Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Zeuner, 1933
- ^ Müller, 1975
Bibliography[edit]
- Müller, A.H. 1975. Zur Entomofauna des Permokarbon: 1. Mylacridae (Blattodea) aus dem Unterrotliegenden (Unterperm, Autun) von Thüringen. Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 3. 621-641. .
- Zeuner, F. 1933. Die Stammesgeschichte der Käfer. Uher die Beziehungen der Form der Organe zu ihrer Funktion I. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 15. 280-311. .