Gehrener Formation

Gehrener Schichten
Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~303–301  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Overlies	Ilmtal Granitoid
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Location
Coordinates	50°42′N10°54′E / 50.7°N 10.9°E / 50.7; 10.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	3°12′N19°18′E / 3.2°N 19.3°E / 3.2; 19.3
Region	Thuringia
Country	Germany
Extent	Thuringian Forest Basin
Type section
Named for	Gehren
Gehrener Formation (Germany)

The Gehrener Schichten (German for Gehren Formation) is a geologic formation in Germany. The fluvial to lacustrine shales preserve fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous period (Stephanian C in European stratigraphy or Gzhelian in international stratigraphy).

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation: ^{[1] [2]}

• Insects
  • Protelytroptera
    • Blattocoleidae
      • Blattocoleus tillyari ^[3]
  • Blattodea
    • Mylacridae
      • Opsiomylacris (Opsiomylacris) densistriata ^[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References

1. Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
2. Lower Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org
3. Zeuner, 1933
4. Müller, 1975

Bibliography

• Müller, A.H (1975), "Zur Entomofauna des Permokarbon: 1. Mylacridae (Blattodea) aus dem Unterrotliegenden (Unterperm, Autun) von Thüringen", Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften , 3: 621–641
• Zeuner, F (1933), "Die Stammesgeschichte der Käfer. Uher die Beziehungen der Form der Organe zu ihrer Funktion I", Paläontologische Zeitschrift , 15: 280–311, doi:10.1007/BF03041657