Hedmark Group

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Hedmark Group
Stratigraphic range: NeoproterozoicCambrian
Type Group
Sub-units Brøttum Formation, Biskopåsen Formation, Biri Formation, Ring Formation, Moelv Formation, Ekre Formation, Vangsås Formation
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Tillite, shale, conglomerate
Location
Region Innlandet
Country Norway
Type section
Named for Hedmark

The Hedmark Group is a geologic group that outcrops in Innlandet, Norway. It preserves microfossils of Neoproterozoic age. [1]

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References

  1. Vidal, G.; Moczydłowska, M. (1995). "The Neoproterozoic of Baltica stratigraphy, palaeobiology and general geological evolution". Precambrian Research. 73: 197–216.