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Spangande Limestone, Gotland County, Sweden
| Formation | Spangande Limestone |
|---|---|
| Age: | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Sheinwoodian |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | limestone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 25 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Visby Beds Brachiopods | Gotland County, Sweden | Spangande Limestone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austerberg Limestone | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | limestone | 21 |
| Lerberget Marlstone | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | marl | 43 |
| Lilla Karlso Limestone | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | limestone | 42 |
| Lower Visby Beds | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian | lime mudstone/marl, marl/"limestone" | 72 |
| Pentamerus gotlandicus Limestone | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | limestone/marl | 22 |
| Slite Beds | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | limestone/"reef rocks", "limestone", "limestone"/marl, marl/siltstone | 346 |
| Upper Visby | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | lime mudstone, "limestone", marl, packstone/lime mudstone, "limestone"/"reef rocks", bafflestone/bindstone, "reef rocks" | 245 |
| Upper Visby Beds | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | packstone/lime mudstone, marl/"limestone" | 33 |
| Visby Beds | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian | lime mudstone/marl | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Manten A. A. (1971) Silurian Reefs of Gotland, Developments in Sedimentology 13, 1-539 |
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!
