Global InformationKaylaka Formation information
| Kaylaka Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Eastern Fore-Balkan Zone |
| Underlies | Kamendel Formation |
| Overlies | Mezdren Formation and Dobrina Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°09′N 26°32′E / 43.15°N 26.53°E |
| Region | Shumen Province and Vratsa Province |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Extent | Bisserna Cave and Labirinta Cave |
  Kaylaka Formation (Bulgaria) | |
The Kaylaka Formation,[1] also known as the Kajlâka Formation, is a Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)[2] geologic formation located within Bisserna Cave, Shumen,[3] and Labirinta Cave, Vratsa Province, both in Bulgaria.[1]
- ^ a b Jagt, John; Motchurova-Dekova, Neda; Ivanov, Plamen; Cappetta, Henri; Schulp, Anne (2006). "Latest Cretaceous mosasaurs and lamniform sharks from Labirinta cave, Vratsa District (northwest Bulgaria): A preliminary note". Annales g?ologiques de la Peninsule balkanique (67): 51–63. doi:10.2298/gabp0667051j. ISSN 0350-0608.
- ^ Andreeva, Polina; Metodiev, Lubomir; Kiselinov, Hristo; Petrova, Silviya (2019-12-21). Campanian–Paleocene Carbonate Microfacies from the Sherbenski Dol Section (Eastern Fore-Balkan Mts, NE Bulgaria) – Preliminary Results (Report). "Prof. Marin Drinov" Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
- ^ "Bisserna cave". tecnet.cz. Retrieved 15 March 2024.