The Zagaje Formation is an Early Jurassic Epoch (Hettangian-Sinemurian) geologic formation located mostly in Poland with layers also exposed in north Germany. This unit is known for its diverse Ichnofossil assemblages, with traces of invertebrates along vertebrate footprints. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks, of the Hettangian Stage, have been reported from the formation.[4] The Zagaje Formation correlates with The lower part of the Höganäs Formation in Scania, as well the Munkerup Member and the Gassum Formation in Denmark.[1]

Zagaje Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lower Hettangian-Lower Sinemurian~200–196 Ma
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Exposed Layers at Sołtyków
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofKamienna Group
Sub-unitsHuta Mudstone Member
Underlies
OverliesUnnamed Rhaetian Beds
AreaPolish epicontinental basin except of the Mazury region and Czêstochowa region. Reaches also into north Germany
Thickness157.5 m
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates51°06′N 20°30′E / 51.1°N 20.5°E / 51.1; 20.5
Approximate paleocoordinates43°06′N 18°48′E / 43.1°N 18.8°E / 43.1; 18.8
RegionSwietokrzyskie
Country
Type section
Named forThe Town of Zagaje near Gromadzice
Named byKaraszewski (as an informal unit)[3]
Zagaje Formation is located in Poland
Zagaje Formation
Zagaje Formation (Poland)

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  1. ^ a b Pieñkowski, G. (2004). "The epicontinental Lower Jurassic of Poland". Polish Geological Institute Special Papers. 12 (1): 1–154. S2CID 128922070.
  2. ^ Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission (2016). "Stratigraphische Tabelle von Deutschland" (PDF). GeoForschungsZentrum. 1 (1): 1. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Karaszewski, W. (1962). "The stratigraphy of the Lias in the Northern Mesozoic Zone surrounding the Święty Krzyż Mountains (Central Poland) [Eng. Sum.]". Pr. Inst. Geol. 30 (3): 333–416.
  4. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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