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Hemse Beds - Undifferentiated Upper, Gotland County, Sweden
| Formation | Hemse Beds |
|---|---|
| Member | Undifferentiated Upper |
| Age: | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Ludfordian |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | marl/"limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Hemse Beds Brachiopods | Gotland County, Sweden | Hemse Beds - Undifferentiated Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemse | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | marl/"limestone", "limestone" | 10 |
| Hemse Beds | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | carbonate, "limestone", marl/"limestone", marl, "reef rocks"/"limestone", "carbonate"/marl, "limestone"/marl | 204 |
| Hemse Beds - Marl NW | 427 - 426 Ma Silurian | marl/"limestone" | 6 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Cheirurinaesubfamily | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Cheirurinae | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Sphaerexochus laciniatus species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerexochus : Sphaerexochus laciniatus | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
 Dicricoconus sp.genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Dicricoconidae : Dicricoconus | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
| Odessites sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Rossiitidae : Odessites | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
References
| Larsson K. (1979) Silurian tentaculitids from Gotland and Scania, Fossils and Strata 11, 1-180 |
| Ramsköld L. (1983) Silurian cheirurid trilobites from Gotland, Palaeontology 26 Part 1, 175-210 |
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!
