The Robbedale Formation is a
geological formation dating to the
Berriasian stage of the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
Pro ...
, about 142 million years ago.
[Robbedale Formation]
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.org It is on the island of
Bornholm
Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
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,
Denmark.
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark
References
Further reading
* E. B. Koppelhus and D. J. Batten. 1992. Megaspore assemblages from the Jurassic and lowermost Cretaceous of Bornholm, Denmark. DGU, Danmarks Geologiske Undersogelse, Serie A 32:1-81
Geologic formations of Denmark
Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe
Cretaceous Denmark
Berriasian Stage
Sandstone formations
Paleontology in Denmark
Formations
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