Gehrener Schichten
The Gehrener Schichten (German for Gehren Formation) is a geologic formation in Germany. The fluvial to lacustrine shales preserve fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous period (Stephanian C in European stratigraphy or Gzhelian in international stratigraphy).
| Gehrener Schichten | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Ilmtal Granitoid |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50.7°N 10.9°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 3.2°N 19.3°E |
| Region | Thuringia |
| Country |  Germany |
| Extent | Thuringian Forest Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Gehren |
  Gehrener Schichten (Germany) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Insects
- Protelytroptera
- Blattocoleidae
- Blattocoleus tillyari[3]
- Blattocoleidae
- Blattodea
- Mylacridae
- Opsiomylacris (Opsiomylacris) densistriata[4]
- Mylacridae
- Protelytroptera
References
- Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- Lower Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- Zeuner, 1933
- Müller, 1975
Bibliography
- . 1975. Zur Entomofauna des Permokarbon: 1. Mylacridae (Blattodea) aus dem Unterrotliegenden (Unterperm, Autun) von Thüringen. Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften 3. 621-641.
- . 1933. Die Stammesgeschichte der Käfer. Uher die Beziehungen der Form der Organe zu ihrer Funktion I. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 15. 280-311.
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