Bagå Formation
| Bagå Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aalenian-Bathonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological Formation |
| Underlies | Rabekke Formation |
| Overlies | Sorthat Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone |
| Other | Sandstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°12′N 15°00′E / 55.2°N 15.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°48′N 21°48′E / 45.8°N 21.8°E |
| Region | Bornholm |
| Country |  Denmark |
  Bagå Formation (Denmark) | |
The Bagå Formation is a geological formation dating to around 176 to 170 million years ago, in the Early and Late Jurassic. It is located on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]Ichnofossils
[edit]Sauropoda
[edit]| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauropodina indet.[1] | unknown[1] | Bornholm, Denmark[1] | Footprints[1] | The footprints were made by an unknown sauropod |
Ornithischians
[edit]| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornithischipida indet.[1] | unknown[1] | Bornholm, Denmark[1] | Footprints[1] | The footprints were made by an unidentified Thyreophoran |  |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Bonde, N. (2012). "Danish Dinosaurs: A Review". In Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press. pp. 435-449
- Mehlquist, K.; Larsson, L.M.; Vajda, V. (2009) "A Jurassic (Pliensbachian) flora from Bornholm, Denmark - a study of historic plant-fossil collection at Lund University, Sweden". GEF. 131:1. 137-146
Further reading
[edit]- E. B. Koppelhus and D. J. Batten. 1992. Megaspore assemblages from the Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous of Bornholm, Denmark. DGU, Danmarks Geologiske Undersogelse, Serie A 32:1-81