Paldau Formation
Appearance
Paldau Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Tortonian | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46°54′N 15°48′E / 46.9°N 15.8°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 46°36′N 15°36′E / 46.6°N 15.6°E |
Region | Styria |
Country | Austria |
Type section | |
Named for | Paldau |
The Paldau Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves insect fossils dated to the Tortonian age of the Miocene Epoch.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Paldau Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nel et al., 2017
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2009
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2012
Further reading
[edit]- A. Nel, M. Gross, and M. S. Engel. 2017. First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53:280-285
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2012. A new fossil crane fly from the early Pannonian of the Styrian basin (Diptera: Tipulidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85:160-163
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2009. A giant termite from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria (Isoptera). Naturwissenschaften 96:289-295