Rabekke Formation

Rabekke Formation
Stratigraphic range: Latest Tithonian-earliest Berriasian
~146–143 Ma
TypeGeological Formation
Unit ofNyker Group
Sub-unitsHomanshald & Skyttegård Members
UnderliesRobbedale Formation
OverliesBagå Formation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone, mudstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates55°06′N 14°48′E / 55.1°N 14.8°E / 55.1; 14.8
Approximate paleocoordinates46°30′N 21°30′E / 46.5°N 21.5°E / 46.5; 21.5
RegionBornholm
Country Denmark
Rabekke Formation is located in Denmark
Rabekke Formation
Rabekke Formation (Denmark)

The Rabekke Formation is a geological formation dating to the latest Jurassic or earliest Cretaceous, around 146 to 145 million years ago.[1] The formation crops out on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Vertebrate fossils have been found in the formation.[2]

  1. ^ Rabekke Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference milan2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).