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Borghamn, Vadstena, Östergötland County, Sweden

Lat/Long (Decimal)	58.3819,14.6958
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Vadstena, Östergötland County, Sweden

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Borghamn, Östergötland	Jaanusson V., Bassett M. G. (1993)	Asaphus Limestone - Sphaeronites Beds	"Asaphus limestone, Sphaeronites Beds" of Regnell, 1945	"limestone"	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Bårstad quarry, Latorp	Holmer L. E. (1993)	Latorp		"limestone"	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Bårstad quarry, Dictyonema Shale	Holmer L. E., Popov L. E. (1990)	Dictyonema Shale	"Dictyonema Shale", in Holmer & Popov (1990)	"shale"	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic
Borghamn quarry, Alum Shale	Holmer L. E., Popov L. E. (1990)	Alum Shale	"Upper Cambrian", in Holmer & Popov (1990)	"shale"	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Bårstad quarry, Alum Shale, bolder	Holmer L. E., Popov L. E. (1990)	Alum Shale	"Upper Cambrian", in Holmer & Popov (1990)	"shale"	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hyolithes sp. genus	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : *Hyolithes*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Leptoplastus sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Leptoplastus*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Ceratreta tanneri species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ceratretidae : Ceratreta : *Ceratreta tanneri*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Lamanskya splendens species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Elkaniidae : Lamanskya : *Lamanskya splendens*	478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician
Archaeorthis sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Archaeorthidae : *Archaeorthis*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Orthis callactis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Orthis : *Orthis callactis*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Glyptosphaeritidae : Glyptosphaerites : *Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cheirocrinidae : Cheirocrinus : *Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Rhabdinopora sp. genus	Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : *Rhabdinopora*	485.4 - 477.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Regnéll G. (1945) Non-Crinoid Pelmatozoa from the Paleozoic of Sweden, Meddelanden från Lunds Geologisk-Mineralogiska Institution 108, 1-255

Holmer L. E., Popov L. E. (1990) The acrotretacean brachiopod Ceratreta tanneri (Metzger) from the Upper Cambrian of Baltoscandia, Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 112 3, 249-263 doi:10.1080/11035899009454772

Jaanusson V., Bassett M. G. (1993) Orthambonites and related Ordovician brachiopod genera, Palaeontology 36 1, 21-63

Holmer L. E. (1993) The Lower Ordovician brachiopod genus Lamanskya and the Family Elkaniidae, Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 84, 151-160

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!

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