Werkkalk Formation

Werkkalk Formation
Stratigraphic range: Jurassic Oxfordian (stage)
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Lime mudstone or marl
Location
Coordinates 49.0° N, 11.3° E
Approximate paleocoordinates 40.2° N, 19.5° E [1]
Country Bavaria, Germany

The Werkkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves radiolarian fossils dating back to the Oxfordian Stage of the Late Jurassic Period. The fossils may be pyritised.[1]

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