Werkkalk Formation Explained

Werkkalk Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Jurassic Oxfordian (stage)
Prilithology:Lime mudstone or marl
Country:Bavaria, Germany
Coordinates:49.0° N, 11.3° E
Paleocoordinates:40.2° N, 19.5° E

The Werkkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves radiolarian fossils dating back to the Oxfordian Stage of the Late Jurassic Period. The fossils may be pyritised.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://paleobiodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicCollectionSearch&collection_no=58492 The Paleontology Database