Hauge Bjerge Formation
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The Hauge Bjerge Formation is a
formation Formation may refer to: Linguistics * Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes * Word formation, the creation of a new word by adding affixes Mathematics and science * Cave formation or speleothem, a secondar ...
of the
Peary Land Group The Peary Land Group is a geologic group in Greenland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Formations The following formations are included in the Peary Land Group: * Adams Bjerg Formation * Cape Schuchert Formation *Penta ...
in
Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
. It preserves
fossils A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...
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See also

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greenland This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greenland. List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica * Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in North America * ...
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Haug Range The Haug Range ( da, Hauge Bjerge) is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The range is located in Hall Land, one of the coldest places in Greenland. This mountain chain w ...


References

* Silurian Greenland {{Silurian-stub