The Rønne Formation is a geologic formation on the island on Bornholm, Denmark. It is of middle Hettangian to early Pliensbachian age. Vertebrate fossils have been uncovered from this formation. During the Early Jurassic, on what is now the Bornholm region was transitional between continental and marine settings with tidal influence.[1] There was a lower delta plain, with lagoons and intertidal swamps.[2] The formation is correlated with the lower Rya Formation and the upper Höganäs Formation of Skåne, Sweden.[3]
| Rønne Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid Hettangian-Early Pliensbachian ~ | |
| Sub-units | Galgeløkke, Sose Bugt & Munkerup Members |
| Underlies | Hasle Formation |
| Overlies | Kägeröd Formation |
| Thickness | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 55°12′N 15°00′E / 55.2°N 15.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 45°12′N 13°48′E / 45.2°N 13.8°E |
| Region | Bornholm |
| Country |  Denmark |
  Rønne Formation (Denmark) | |
Fossil content
editThe Rønne Formation has provided many fossil flora.[3]
Ichnofossils
edit| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neotheropoda | Indeterminate | Footprints.[4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gravesen, P., Rolle, F. and Surlyk, F., 1982. Lithostratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of the Triassic, Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Bornholm, Denmark. Dan. Geol. Unders. Set. B, 7, 51 pp.
- ^ Surlyk, F., 1986. Field course in petroleum geology. Description of localities on Bornholm. 58 pp. (unpublished).
- ^ a b Petersen & Lindström, 2012, p.9
- ^ LARS B. CLEMMENSEN, JESPER MIL�AN, GUNVER K. PEDERSEN, ANNE B. JOHANNESEN AND CONNIE LARSEN.2014.
- Dinosaur tracks in Lower Jurassic coastal plain sediments (Sose Bugt Member, Rønne Formation) on Bornholm, Denmark