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Geological formation in Denmark dating to the Early and Late Jurassic

Bagå Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aalenian-Bathonian ~175–165 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological Formation
Underlies	Rabekke Formation
Overlies	Sorthat Formation
Lithology
Primary	Claystone
Other	Sandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates	55°12′N 15°00′E / 55.2°N 15.0°E / 55.2; 15.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	45°48′N 21°48′E / 45.8°N 21.8°E / 45.8; 21.8
Region	Bornholm
Country	Denmark
Bagå Formation (Denmark)

The Bagå Formation is a geological formation dating to around 176 to 170 million years ago, in the Early and Late Jurassic. It is located on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.

Fossil content

Ichnofossils

Sauropoda

Genus	Species	Location	Material	Notes	Images
Sauropodina indet.	unknown	Bornholm, Denmark	Footprints	The footprints were made by an unknown sauropod

Ornithischians

Genus	Species	Location	Material	Notes	Images
Ornithischipida indet.	unknown	Bornholm, Denmark	Footprints	The footprints were made by an unidentified Thyreophoran	Cast of an inverted thyreophoran track from Bornholm in Copenhagen

See also

References

^ Bonde, 2012

Bibliography

Bonde, N. (2012). "Danish Dinosaurs: A Review". In Godefroit, P. Bernissart Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press. pp. 435-449
Mehlquist, K.; Larsson, L.M.; Vajda, V. (2009) "A Jurassic (Pliensbachian) flora from Bornholm, Denmark - a study of historic plant-fossil collection at Lund University, Sweden". GEF. 131:1. 137-146

Further reading

E. B. Koppelhus and D. J. Batten. 1992. Megaspore assemblages from the Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous of Bornholm, Denmark. DGU, Danmarks Geologiske Undersogelse, Serie A 32:1-81

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