59Fossil sites
Arnestad Formation
Arnestad Formation in Norway: 59 fossil sites. Typical age: 457–453 million years (Ordovician).
59Fossil sites
61Finds
457–453 million yearsTypical age
OrdovicianMain period
Where its fossils were found
Ordovician
By geological period
Ordovician59
What was found
Trilobites · 61Remopleurides, Brachypleura, Neoasaphus, Cybellela, Gravicalymene, Flexicalymene (Flexicalymene), Hemisphaerocoryphe, Prionocheilus, Atractopyge, Cyrtometopella, Decoroproetus, Asaphus, Flexicalymene, Nieszkowskia, Reedolithus, Rorringtonia
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
Østre JongFossil sites: 6
BellevueFossil sites: 5
SkarpsnoFossil sites: 4
KvisleFossil sites: 3
GomnesFossil sites: 3
NakkholmenFossil sites: 3
BillingstadFossil sites: 3
HusebybakkenFossil sites: 3
Høvik verkFossil sites: 2
NesFossil sites: 2
BlakstadFossil sites: 2
FornebuFossil sites: 2
GrottenFossil sites: 2
LeirdalFossil sites: 2
SkedsmokorsetFossil sites: 1
SemFossil sites: 1
BeitostølenFossil sites: 1
VestbyFossil sites: 1
Other formations of the same period
Ordovician
Valhallfonna Formation 118Elnes Formation 89Solvang Formation 57Husbergøya Formation 55Vollen Formation 51Furuberget Formation 50Tøyen Formation 37Langåra Formation 36Langøyene Formation 36Huk Formation 30Frognerkilen Formation 26Bønsnes Formation 20Kirtonryggen Formation 20Lunner Formation 19Nakholmen Formation 18Venstøp Formation 18Nakkholmen Formation 17Grimsøya Formation 16Skogerholmen Formation 16Bjørkåsholmen Formation 9Kalvsjøen Formation 8Gagnum Limestone 8Sørbakken Formation 7Kalvsjø Formation 7