The Gehrener Schichten (German for Gehren Formation) is a geologic formation in Germany. The fluvial to lacustrine shales preserve fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous period (Stephanian C in European stratigraphy or Gzhelian in international stratigraphy).
Fossil content The following fossils were reported from the formation:Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.orgLower Gehrener Schichten at Fossilworks.org Insects Protelytroptera Blattocoleidae Blattocoleus tillyariZeuner, 1933 Blattodea Mylacridae Opsiomylacris (Opsiomylacris) densistriataMüller, 1975
See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
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