Gram Formation
| Gram Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Ma | ||
Approximate paleocoordinates 55°36′N 8°06′E / 55.6°N 8.1°E | | |
| Region | Jutland | |
| Country |  Denmark | |
| Type section | ||
| Named for | Gram | |
  Gram Formation (Denmark) | ||
The Gram Formation is a
period. The formation consists of three layers: the glauconite-rich, the Gram Clay, and the Gram sand. The sediments in the formation were deposited in an open marine depositional environment known as the Gram Sea
.
Fossil content
Many fossils of new species have been discovered in the formation, including those of the beaked-whale Dagonodum mojnum[1] and the mollusk species Pseudocochlespira gramensis,[2] as well as specimens of better-known species such as Carcharodon megalodon.[3]
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