Beyrichienkalk Formation Explained

Beyrichienkalk Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Pridoli ~
Period:	Pridoli
Prilithology:	Limestone
Namedfor:	Nodibeyrichia
Region:	Gotland Ex situ: Brandenburg, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, West Pomerania
Country:	Sweden Ex situ: Germany Ex situ: Poland
Coordinates:	50°N 10.7°W
Paleocoordinates:	-14.8°N -1.8°W

The Beyrichienkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Gotland, Sweden. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.^[1] The formation is represented in erratic boulders found in:

• Oderberg, Brandenburg, Germany
• Voigtsdorf, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
• Międzyzdroje, West Pomerania, Poland
• Orłowo, Poland
• Vistula River, Bydgoszcz, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[1]

Cephalopods

• Spyroceras damesi^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Poland
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Sweden

References

Bibliography

Further reading

• 2010 - Schallreuter and Hinz-Schallreuter - Die Nodibeyrichien des Beyrichienkalkes (The Nodibeyrichians of the Beyrichia Limestone) - Geschiebekunde aktuell 26 (4): 119–134, 8 Abb., 1 Tab. Hamburg/Greifswald November 2010

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Beyrichienkalk&group_formation_member=Beyrichienkalk Beyrichienkalk Formation
2. Dzik & Kiselev, 1995