Atane Formation

The Atane Formation is a geologic formation in Greenland. It preserves fossil insects of Elytrulum multipunctatum,^[1] dating back to the Albian to Coniacian stages of the Cretaceous period.^[2]

Atane Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian-Coniacian ~112–85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Skansen Member
Underlies	Kome Formation
Overlies	Slibestensfjeldet Formation
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Other	Sandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates	69.4°N 52.8°W / 69.4; -52.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	55.1°N 16.9°W / 55.1; -16.9
Region	Ivnanguit
Country	Greenland
Extent	Nuussuaq Basin
Atane Formation (Greenland)

Description

The carbonaceous mudstones, sandstones and coal seams are interpreted as freshwater lake or swamp deposits representing the vertical aggradation of a subaerial to shallow, limnic floodplain to upper delta plain. There are no indications –neither palynological evidence nor the presence of pyrite– to suggest marine or brackish-water conditions.^[2]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greenland