Gehrener Formation

The Gehrener Schichten (German for Gehren Formation) is a geologic formation in Germany. The fluvial to lacustrine shales preserve fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous period (Stephanian C in European stratigraphy or Gzhelian in international stratigraphy).

Gehrener Schichten
Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian (Stephanian C) ~303–301 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Overlies	Ilmtal Granitoid
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Location
Coordinates	50.7°N 10.9°E / 50.7; 10.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	3.2°N 19.3°E / 3.2; 19.3
Region	Thuringia
Country	Germany
Extent	Thuringian Forest Basin
Type section
Named for	Gehren
Gehrener Formation (Germany)

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:^[1][2]

• Insects
  • Protelytroptera
    • Blattocoleidae
      • Blattocoleus tillyari^[3]
  • Blattodea
    • Mylacridae
      • Opsiomylacris (Opsiomylacris) densistriata^[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany