Bückeberg Formation
The Bückeberg Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte[1] in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Berriasian of the Cretaceous period.[2] The Bückeberg Formation has previously been considered to constitute the "German Wealden" in reference to its similarity to the Wealden Group in the United Kingdom.[3] More recently it has been considered a group, containing the Isterberg and Deister Formations. The plesiosaur Brancasaurus,[4] an indeterminate ankylosaur referred to Hylaeosaurus,[5] the turtle Dorsetochelys are known from the formation.
| Bückeberg Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Berriasian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Lower Saxony Basin |
| Sub-units | Ostenwald & Obernkirchen Sandstein Members |
| Underlies | Stadhagen Formation |
| Overlies | Münder Formation |
| Thickness | Over 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone, coal |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52.3°N 9.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 43.5°N 17.2°E |
| Region | Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Country | Germany |
  Bückeberg Formation (Germany) | |
References
- Hornung et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.75
- Hornung et al., 2012
- Richter, 2011
- Sachs et al., 2016
- Sachs & Hornung, 2013
Bibliography
- ; , and . 2016. Reappraisal of Europe's most complete Early Cretaceous plesiosaurian: Brancasaurus brancai Wegner, 1914 from the "Wealden facies" of Germany. PeerJ 4. e2813. doi:10.7717/peerj.2813 PMC 5183163 PMID 28028478
- , and . 2013. Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany. PLoS ONE 8. e60571. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060571 ISSN 1932-6203 PMC 3616133 PMID 23560099
- ; ; , and . 2013. Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History, 1-218. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. Accessed 2020-09-15. ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1
- ; ; ; , and . 2012. Vertebrate tracksites in the Obernkirchen Sandstone (late Berriasian, Early Cretaceous) of northwest Germany— their stratigraphical, palaeogeographical, palaeoecological, and historical context. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 86. 231–267. Accessed 2020-03-27. doi:10.1007/s12542-012-0131-7 ISSN 0031-0220
- . 2011. The 'German Wealden' and the Obernkirchen Sandstone – an Introduction in Dinosaur Tracks 2011: an international symposium, Obernkirchen, April 14-17, 2011 : abstract volume and field guide to excursions, .. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. ISBN 978-3-86395-105-4 OCLC 852208407
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