Wijde_Bay_Formation

Wijde Bay Formation

Wijde Bay Formation

Geologic formation on the island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard

The Wijde Bay Formation is a geologic formation exposed on the island of Spitzbergen, Svalbard, Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Givetian stage of the Devonian period. It was originally known as the "Wijdefjorden Series" or the "Wijde Bay Series".[1]

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    Piepjohn, K.; Dallmann, W.K. (2014). "Stratigraphy of the uppermost Old Red Sandstone of Svalbard (Mimerdalen Subgroup)". Polar Research. 33 (1). doi:10.3402/polar.v33.19998.


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