Rabekke Formation
The Rabekke Formation is a geological formation dating to the latest Jurassic or earliest Cretaceous, around 146 to 145 million years ago.[1] The formation crops out on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Vertebrate fossils have been found in the formation.[2]
Rabekke Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Latest Tithonian-earliest Berriasian ~ | |
Type | Geological Formation |
Unit of | Nyker Group |
Sub-units | Homanshald & Skyttegård Members |
Underlies | Robbedale Formation |
Overlies | Bagå Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone, mudstone, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 55.1°N 14.8°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 46.5°N 21.5°E |
Region | Bornholm |
Country | Denmark |
Rabekke Formation (Denmark) |
Fossil content
Dinosaurs
Small dromaeosaurid and indeterminate maniraptoran teeth have been uncovered in this formation. Sauropod tracks have also been found.[2]
Mammals
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Description | Images |
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Sunnyodon[2] | S. notleyi | Bornholm, Denmark[2] | Tooth[2] |
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Crocodylomorphs
Genus | Species | Location | Material | Description | Images |
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Bernissartia[2] | B. sp[2] | Bornholm, Denmark[2] | Teeth[2] |
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Goniopholis[2] | G. sp[2] | Bornholm, Denmark[2] | Teeth[2] |
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Theriosuchus[2] | T. sp[2] | Bornholm, Denmark[2] | Teeth[2] | ||
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Fish
Scales and jawbones of actinopterygian have been uncovered.[2]
Amphibians
Postcranial elements of amphibians have been identified.[2]
See also
References
- Rabekke Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Milan, J.; Rasmussen, B.W.; Bonde, N. (2012). "Coprolites with prey remains from coprophagous organisms from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Berriasian) Jydegaard Formation of Bornholm, Denmark". New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Bulletin. 57: 235–240.
Further reading
- F. Surlyk, J. Milàn, and N. Noe-Nygaard. 2008. Dinosaur tracks and possible lungfish aestivation burrows in a shallow coastal lake; lowermost Cretaceous, Bornholm, Denmark. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 267:292-304
- J. Lindgren, J. Rees, M. Siverson and G. Cuny. 2004. The first Mesozoic mammal from Scandinavia. GFF 126:325-330
- 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
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