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
~200–190 Ma
Sub-unitsGalgeløkke, Sose Bugt & Munkerup Members
UnderliesHasle Formation
OverliesKägeröd Formation
Thickness50 m (160 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates55°12′N 15°00′E / 55.2°N 15.0°E / 55.2; 15.0
Approximate paleocoordinates45°12′N 13°48′E / 45.2°N 13.8°E / 45.2; 13.8
RegionBornholm
Country Denmark
Rønne Formation is located in Denmark
Rønne Formation
Rønne Formation (Denmark)

Fossil content

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The Rønne Formation has provided many fossil flora.[3]

Ichnofossils

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Genus Species Material Notes Images
Neotheropoda Indeterminate Footprints.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Surlyk, F., 1986. Field course in petroleum geology. Description of localities on Bornholm. 58 pp. (unpublished).
  3. ^ a b Petersen & Lindström, 2012, p.9
  4. ^ 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

Bibliography

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  • Petersen, Henrik I.; Lindström, Sofie (2012), "Synchronous Wildfire Activity Rise and Mire Deforestation at the Triassic–Jurassic Boundary", PLoS ONE, 7 (10): 1–15, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047236, PMC 3471965, PMID 23077574