Earth:Treskelodden Formation
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Treskelodden Formation Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian–Artinskian | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Conglomerate, sandstone |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Region | Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
Country | Norway |
The Treskelodden Beds is a geologic formation exposed near Hornsund on the island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Norway . It preserves fossils dating back from the Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous period to the Artinskian stage of the Permian period.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Nakrem, H.A.; Nilsson, I.; Mangerud, G. (1992). "Permian Biostratigraphy of Svalbard (Arctic Norway) - a Review". International Geological Review 34 (9): 933–959. doi:10.1080/00206819209465645. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233059220.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treskelodden Formation.
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