Gehrener Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Germany}}
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Gehrener Schichten
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| type = Formation
| age = Gzhelian (Stephanian C)
~{{fossil range|303|301}}
| period = Gzhelian
| prilithology = Shale
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| namedfor = Gehren
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| region = Thuringia
| country = Germany
| coordinates = {{coord|50.7|N|10.9|E|display=inline,title}}
| paleocoordinates = {{coord|3.2|N|19.3|E|display=inline}}
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| overlies = Ilmtal Granitoid
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| extent = Thuringian Forest Basin
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| lat_deg = 50.7
| lon_deg = 10.9
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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:[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Gehrener%20Schichten&group_formation_member=Gehrener%20Schichten Gehrener Schichten] at Fossilworks.org[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Lower%20Gehrener&group_formation_member=Lower%20Gehrener Lower Gehrener Schichten] at Fossilworks.org
See also
References
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= Bibliography =
- {{citation |first=A.H |last=Müller |year=1975 |title=Zur Entomofauna des Permokarbon: 1. Mylacridae (Blattodea) aus dem Unterrotliegenden (Unterperm, Autun) von Thüringen |journal=Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften |volume=3 |pages=621–641}}
- {{citation |first=F |last=Zeuner |year=1933 |title=Die Stammesgeschichte der Käfer. Uher die Beziehungen der Form der Organe zu ihrer Funktion I |journal=Paläontologische Zeitschrift |volume=15 |pages=280–311|doi=10.1007/BF03041657 }}
Category:Carboniferous System of Europe
Category:Carboniferous Germany