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Saku
| Formation | Saku |
|---|---|
| Age: | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Interval | Middle Turonian |
| Tectonic Setting | Forearc basin |
| Lithology | mudstone, mudstone/sandstone, sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 27 |
| Number of Occurrences | 181 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keila - Lehtmetsa | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 18 | |
| Keila - Pääsküla | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 5 | |
| Keila - Saue | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 16 | |
| Vasalemma | 453 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | limestone, grainstone/wackestone, wackestone/quartzite, grainstone, grainstone/"limestone", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" | 195 |
| Vasalemma - Saku | 458 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 15 |
| Hakobuchi | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/siltstone, siltstone/sandstone | 41 |
| Middle Yezo - Mikasa Sandstone | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | sandstone/mudstone | 69 |
| Upper Yezo | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | mudstone | 52 |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
