The Wordiekammen Limestone is a
geologic 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 ...
in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. It preserves
fossils dating back to the
Carboniferous period
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.
See also
*
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
** List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Denmark
** List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Scotland
See also
*Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in ...
References
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Carboniferous System of Europe
Carboniferous Norway
Limestone formations
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