The Werkkalk Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves radiolarian fossils dating back to the Oxfordian Stage of the Late Jurassic Period. The fossils may be pyritised.[1]
| Werkkalk Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Jurassic Oxfordian (stage) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Lime mudstone or marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49.0° N, 11.3° E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 40.2° N, 19.5° E [1] |
| Country | Bavaria, Germany |
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