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| Zwethau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Stage 3 ( Atdabanian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Falkenberg Group |
| Sub-units | Upper & Lower Torgau members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′N 13°36′E / 51.6°N 13.6°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 38°06′S 106°36′E / 38.1°S 106.6°E |
| Region | Brandenburg |
| Country | 
Germany |
  Zwethau Formation (Germany)  Zwethau Formation (Brandenburg) | |
The Zwethau Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. [1]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]
- Afiacyathus paracompositus [2]
- Coscinocyathus germanicus [2]
- Dictyocyathus stipatus [2]
- Erismacoscinus tainius [2]
- Erismacoscinus aff. primus [2]
- Protopharetra dissuta [2]
- P. gemmata [2]
- Proaulopora cf. glabra [2]
- Afiacyathus sp. [2]
- Botomaella sp. [2]
- Coscinocyathus sp. [2]
- Epiphyton sp. [2]
- Erismacoscinus sp. [2]
- Kordephyton sp. [2]
- Renalcis sp. [2]
- Diplostraca indet. [2]
- Hyolitha indet. [2]
- Trilobita indet. [2]
- Elicki, O (1999), "Palaeoecological significance of calcimicrobial communities during ramp evolution: an example from the Lower Cambrian of Germany", Facies, 41 (1): 27–40, Bibcode: 1999Faci...41...27E, doi: 10.1007/BF02537458
(Redirected from
Zwetau Formation)
| Zwethau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian Stage 3 ( Atdabanian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Falkenberg Group |
| Sub-units | Upper & Lower Torgau members |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′N 13°36′E / 51.6°N 13.6°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 38°06′S 106°36′E / 38.1°S 106.6°E |
| Region | Brandenburg |
| Country |
Germany |
Zwethau Formation (Germany) Zwethau Formation (Brandenburg) | |
The Zwethau Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. [1]
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]
- Afiacyathus paracompositus [2]
- Coscinocyathus germanicus [2]
- Dictyocyathus stipatus [2]
- Erismacoscinus tainius [2]
- Erismacoscinus aff. primus [2]
- Protopharetra dissuta [2]
- P. gemmata [2]
- Proaulopora cf. glabra [2]
- Afiacyathus sp. [2]
- Botomaella sp. [2]
- Coscinocyathus sp. [2]
- Epiphyton sp. [2]
- Erismacoscinus sp. [2]
- Kordephyton sp. [2]
- Renalcis sp. [2]
- Diplostraca indet. [2]
- Hyolitha indet. [2]
- Trilobita indet. [2]
- Elicki, O (1999), "Palaeoecological significance of calcimicrobial communities during ramp evolution: an example from the Lower Cambrian of Germany", Facies, 41 (1): 27–40, Bibcode: 1999Faci...41...27E, doi: 10.1007/BF02537458