Stadthagen Formation

Stadthagen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian,
~132 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofLower Saxony Basin
Sub-units
  • Platylenticeras involutum ammonite zone
  • Platylenticeras heteropleurum ammonite zone
  • Platylenticeras robustum ammonite zone
OverliesBückeberg Formation and Isterberg Formation
Location
Coordinates52°23′50″N 9°16′06″E / 52.3972°N 9.2683°E / 52.3972; 9.2683
RegionHanover, Germany
Country Germany
ExtentEngelbostel and Sachsenhagen clay pits

The Stadthagen Formation is a geological formation located in Hanover, Germany, dating to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian).[1] The formation contains fossils of reptiles and fish, suggesting that the formation was once a shallow marine setting.[2]

  1. ^ Sachs, S.; Young, M.T.; Hornung, J.J.; Cowgill, T.; Schwab, J.A.; Brusatte, S.L. (2024). "A new genus of metriorhynchid crocodylomorph from the Lower Cretaceous of Germany". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 22 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2359946.
  2. ^ Pêgas, R.V., Holgado, B., Leal, M.E.C., (2019). "Targaryendraco wiedenrothi gen. nov. (Pterodactyloidea, Pteranodontoidea, Lanceodontia) and recognition of a new cosmopolitan lineage of Cretaceous toothed pterodactyloids", Historical Biology, 1–15. doi:10.1080/08912963.2019.1690482