Rabekke Formation
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The Rabekke Formation is a geological formation dating to the latest Jurassic or earliest Cretaceous, around 146 to 145 million years ago.[1] The formation crops out on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Vertebrate fossils have been found in the formation.[2]
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Rabekke Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Latest Tithonian-earliest Berriasian ~146–143 Ma | |
Type | Geological Formation |
Unit of | Nyker Group |
Sub-units | Homanshald & Skyttegård Members |
Underlies | Robbedale Formation |
Overlies | Bagå Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone, mudstone, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 55.1°N 14.8°E / 55.1; 14.8 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 46.5°N 21.5°E / 46.5; 21.5 |
Region | Bornholm |
Country | Denmark |
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