Tauglboden Formation
Tauglboden Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian ~161–151 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Radiolarite |
Location | |
Coordinates | ![]() ![]() Tauglboden Formation (Austria) |
The Tauglboden Formation is a geologic formation in Salzburg, Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period. The radiolarites were deposited in a deep marine environment.
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Radiolarians
- Nassellaria
- Dibolachras chandrika
- Mirifusus guadalupensis
- M. mediodilatatus
- Podocapsa amphitreptera
- Spongocapsula palmerae
- Podobursa sp.
- Polycystina
- Homoeoparonaella argolidensis
- H. elegans
- Orbiculiforma mclaughlini
- Tritrabs casmaliensis
- T. ewingi
- T. exotica
- Patulibracchium cf. californiaensis
- Pentasphaera sp.
See also
References
- ^ Steiger, 1992
- ^ Tauglboden Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Steiger, T (1992), "Systematik, Stratigraphie und Palökologie der Radiolarien des Oberjura-Unterkreide-Grenzbereiches im Osterhorn-Tirolikum (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Salzburg und Bayern)", Zitteliana, 19: 1–188