Wijde Bay Formation

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Wijde Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Givetian
Type Formation
Unit of Andrée Land Group
Overlies Grey Hoek Formation
Location
Region Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Country Norway

The Wijde Bay Formation is a geologic formation exposed on the island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Givetian stage of the Devonian period. It was originally known as the "Wijdefjorden Series" or the "Wijde Bay Series". [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Piepjohn, K.; Dallmann, W.K. (2014). "Stratigraphy of the uppermost Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard (Mimerdalen Subgroup)". Polar Research. 33 (1). doi: 10.3402/polar.v33.19998 .


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