Beyrichienkalk Formation

Geologic formation in Sweden

Beyrichienkalk Formation

Stratigraphic range: Pridoli
~423–420 Ma

PreꞒ

Type| Formation
Lithology
Primary| Limestone
Location
Coordinates| 50°00′N 10°42′E﻿ / ﻿50.0°N 10.7°E﻿ / 50.0; 10.7
Approximate paleocoordinates| 14°48′S 1°48′W﻿ / ﻿14.8°S 1.8°W﻿ / -14.8; -1.8
Region| Gotland
Ex situ:[clarification needed] Brandenburg, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, West Pomerania
Country| Sweden
Ex situ: Germany
Ex situ: Poland
Type section
Named for| Nodibeyrichia

Beyrichienkalk Formation (Baltic Sea)

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

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

Cephalopods

* Spyroceras damesi[2]

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b Beyrichienkalk Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. ^ Dzik & Kiselev, 1995

### Bibliography

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* Dzik, J.; Kiselev, G. N. (1995), "The Baltic nautiloids Cyrtoceras ellipticum Lossen 1860, C. priscum Eichwald 1861, and Orthoceras damesi Krause 1877", Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 69 (1–2): 61–71, Bibcode:1995PalZ...69...61D, doi:10.1007/BF029859741–2&rft.pages=61-71&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/BF02985974&rft_id=info:bibcode/1995PalZ...69...61D&rft.aulast=Dzik&rft.aufirst=J.&rft.au=Kiselev,+G.+N.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Beyrichienkalk+Formation" class="Z3988">

## Further reading

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* 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 ISSN 0178-1731