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The Bagå Formation is a
geological formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
dating to around 176 to 170 million years ago, in the Early and Late Jurassic. It is located 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. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
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.Bonde, 2012


Fossil content


Ichnofossils


Sauropoda


Ornithischians


See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark See also * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe ** List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway ** List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Sweden ** List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany References ...
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Drzewica Formation The Drzewica Formation (Also Called Drzewica Series/Seria Drzewicka or Serii Drzewiekiej and in older literature Brónow Series) is a geologic formation in Szydłowiec, Poland. It is Pliensbachian in age. Vertebrate fossils have been uncovered ...


References


Bibliography

* Bonde, N. (2012). "Danish Dinosaurs: A Review". In Godefroit, P. ''Bernissart Dinosaurs''. Indiana University Press. pp. 435-449 * Mehlquist, K.; Larsson, L.M.; Vajda, V. (2009) "A Jurassic (Pliensbachian) flora from Bornholm, Denmark - a study of historic plant-fossil collection at Lund University, Sweden". GEF. 131:1. 137-146


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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Baga Formation Geologic formations of Denmark Jurassic System of Europe Jurassic Denmark Hettangian Stage Sinemurian Stage Pliensbachian Stage Toarcian Stage Aalenian Stage Bathonian Stage Shale formations Sandstone formations Coal formations Coal in Denmark Formations