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Short description: Geologic formation on the island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard
| Wijde Bay Formation Stratigraphic range: Givetian | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Andrée Land Group |
| Overlies | Grey Hoek Formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
| Country |  Norway |
The Wijde Bay Formation is a geologic formation exposed on the island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard, Norway . It preserves fossils dating back to the Givetian stage of the Devonian period. It was originally known as the "Wijdefjorden Series" or the "Wijde Bay Series".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Piepjohn, K.; Dallmann, W.K. (2014). "Stratigraphy of the uppermost Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard (Mimerdalen Subgroup)". Polar Research 33 (1). doi:10.3402/polar.v33.19998.
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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