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Lower Visby Beds, Gotland County, Sweden
| Formation | Lower Visby Beds |
|---|---|
| Age: | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian |
| Interval | Telychian - Sheinwoodian |
| Tectonic Setting | Cratonic basin |
| Lithology | lime mudstone/marl, marl/"limestone" |
| Number of Collections | 4 |
| Number of Occurrences | 72 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Visby Beds Brachiopods | Gotland County, Sweden | Lower Visby Beds |
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 |
| 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 |
| Spangande Limestone | 433 - 431 Ma Silurian | limestone | 25 |
| 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
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!
