The middle Cambrian Andrarum Limestone and Exporrecta Conglomerate of Västergötland, Sweden: supplementary data on the fossil fauna

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Authors: Thomas Weidner, Arne Thorshøj Nielsen, Jan Ove R. Ebbestad
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Abstract

New material of trilobites and agnostoids has been collected from in situ occurrences of the Miaolingian Exporrecta Conglomerate in Västergötland, Sweden, and from Pleistocene ice-rafted boulders of the Andrarum Limestone and Exporrecta Conglomerate in Denmark, which are assumed to derive from that region. Both units represent the lower part of the Lejopyge laevigata Zone. The erratic boulders of Andrarum Limestone consist of compact, light- to dark-grey, highly fossiliferous limestone, essentially identical to the Andrarum Limestone in southernmost Scandinavia (Skåne–Bornholm). To date, no in situ occurrences of this lithology have been documented from anywhere in Scandinavia north of Skåne. The new fossil material includes well-preserved specimens of Acontheus acutangulus, Corynexochus spinulosus and Dolichometopus svecicus. Notably, the new pygidia of these taxa show features not recorded in the respective type specimens, which are refigured here for comparison.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Publication details

Journal / source
Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark
Publisher
Geological Society of Denmark
Volume
75
Pages
53–72
Publication date
16 February 2026
Language
EN