Gehrener Formation
| Gehrener Schichten | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~303–301 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Ilmtal Granitoid |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Gehrener Formation (Germany) |
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).
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
See also
References
- ^ Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lower Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Zeuner, 1933
- ^ Müller, 1975
Bibliography
- Müller, A.H (1975), "Zur Entomofauna des Permokarbon: 1. Mylacridae (Blattodea) aus dem Unterrotliegenden (Unterperm, Autun) von Thüringen", Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften, 3: 621–641
- Zeuner, F (1933), "Die Stammesgeschichte der Käfer. Uher die Beziehungen der Form der Organe zu ihrer Funktion I", Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 15: 280–311, doi:10.1007/BF03041657
