Wijde Bay Formation

Wijde Bay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Givetian
Type	Formation
Unit of	Andrée Land Group
Overlies	Grey Hoek Formation
Location
Region	Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Country	Norway

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]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway

References

1. 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.

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.