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The Robbedale 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 the
Berriasian In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 145.0 ± 4.0 Ma and 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ago ...
stage of the Early Cretaceous, about 142 million years ago.Robbedale Formation
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It is on the island of Bornholm,
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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 ...


References


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 Geologic formations of Denmark Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe Cretaceous Denmark Berriasian Stage Sandstone formations Paleontology in Denmark Formations {{Europe-geologic-formation-stub