Gehrener Formation Explained

Gehrener Schichten
Type:	Formation
Age:	Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~
Period:	Gzhelian
Prilithology:	Shale
Namedfor:	Gehren
Region:	Thuringia
Country:	Germany
Coordinates:	50.7°N 10.9°W
Paleocoordinates:	3.2°N 19.3°W
Overlies:	Ilmtal Granitoid
Extent:	Thuringian Forest Basin

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

The following fossils were reported from the formation:^{[1] [2]}

• Insects
  • Protelytroptera
    • Blattocoleidae
      • Blattocoleus tillyari^[3]
  • Blattodea
    • Mylacridae
      • Opsiomylacris (Opsiomylacris) densistriata^[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Gehrener%20Schichten&group_formation_member=Gehrener%20Schichten Gehrener Schichten
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayStrata&geological_group=&formation=Lower%20Gehrener&group_formation_member=Lower%20Gehrener Lower Gehrener Schichten
3. Zeuner, 1933
4. Müller, 1975