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Fur Formation

The Fur Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (Lower Eocene Epoch, c. 56.0-54.5 Ma) age which crops out in the Limfjord region of northern Denmark from Silstrup via Mors and Fur to Ertebølle, and can be seen in many cliffs and quarries in the area. The Diatomite Cliffs (moler in Danish) became a World Heritage Site in 2026. Fossils found…

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Country
Denmark
Criteria
Natural: viii
Inscription
2026 (48th Session)
Named for
Fur
Official name
Knudeklint
Overlies
Holmehus Formation

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Fur Formation

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related to Ash layers · 13
Fur Formation → Austria, Balder Formation, Bay, Biscay, Comparison, Denmark, England, Ma, Mo-clay, More, North Sea, Sele Formation, The
related to Reptiles · 13
Fur Formation → Complete, Copenhagen, DK, Early Eocene Stolleklint Claypan-Cheloniidae, Eosphargis, Geological Museum, In, Leatherback, Length, Palaeophis, Sea, Several, Tasbacka
related to Members · 9
Fur Formation → Fur, Knudeklint, Knudeklint Member, Paleocene/Eocene, Silstrup Member, Stolleklint Clay, The, The Fur Formation, Thy
related to Geology · 7
Fur Formation → In Danish, It, Ler, Palaeocene-Eocene, Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, The, The Fur Formation
related to Birds · 6
Fur Formation → Ibises, Most, Paleogene, Swifts, The Fur Formation, Trogons
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Fur Formation → marine geological formation of Ypresian, unit of diatomitic sediment approximately 60 meters thick consisting of diatoms and clay minerals with up to 180 layers of volcanic ash
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Country · 1
Fur Formation → Denmark
Criteria · 1
Fur Formation → Natural: viii
Inscription · 1
Fur Formation → 2026 (48th Session)

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Fur FormationCountryDenmark1.00infobox
Fur FormationCriteriaNatural: viii1.00infobox
Fur FormationInscription2026 (48th Session)1.00infobox
Fur FormationNamed forFur1.00infobox
Fur FormationOfficial nameKnudeklint1.00infobox
Fur FormationOverliesHolmehus Formation1.00infobox
Fur FormationPart ofThe Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene1.00infobox
Fur FormationPrimaryDiatomite1.00infobox
Fur FormationReference17581.00infobox
Fur FormationSub-unitsSee: Members1.00infobox
Fur FormationThickness60 metres (200 ft)1.00infobox
Fur FormationTypeGeological formation1.00infobox
Fur FormationUnderliesRøsnes Ler1.00infobox
Fur Formationis amarine geological formation of Ypresian0.90text
Fur Formationis aunit of diatomitic sediment approximately 60 meters thick consisting of diatoms and clay minerals with up to 180 layers of volcanic ash0.90text

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