Tauglboden Formation
Appearance
Tauglboden Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Radiolarite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 47°42′N 13°18′E / 47.7°N 13.3°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°54′N 23°06′E / 33.9°N 23.1°E |
Region | Salzburg |
Country | 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
[edit]The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Radiolarians
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Steiger, 1992
- ^ Tauglboden Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
[edit]- 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