Vigla Formation
| Vigla Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-mid Albian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Dercourt Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chert |
| Other | Limestone, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°00′N 20°06′E / 40.0°N 20.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 20°54′N 21°18′E / 20.9°N 21.3°E |
| Country | Albania Greece |
  Vigla Formation (Albania) | |
The Vigla Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation found mostly in Albania and Greece.
During the Late Cretaceous period, the uplifted margins of the grabens caused erosion of the pre-existing deposits of the Lower Cretaceous “Vigla Formation”.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]It contains radiolarian fossils dated to the late Barremian to middle Albian of the Cretaceous period.[2]
Polycystina
[edit]Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Name | Species | Locality | Material | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaeniotyle | umbilicata | Panaya PAN R24
MG 102 |
[2] | ||
| Triactoma | cf. hybum | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| hybum | MG 102 | ||||
| cf. paronai | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 |
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| Angulobracchia | portmanni | Panaya PAN R24
MG 102 Panaya PAN R27 |
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| Crucella | spp. | Panaya PAN R24
Panaya PAN R27 Paliambela TD-9 |
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| cf. messinae | SO-PAL 107
MG 108 |
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| Crolanium | puga | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| cf. cuneatum | PAN R28
Paliambela TD-9 |
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| spineum | Paliambela TD-9
Paliambela TD-10 |
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| Pseudoeucyrtis | hanni | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 51 MG 102 Panaya PAN R27 |
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| Thanarla | brouweri | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 51 Mg 102 SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 MG 108 Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| pseudodecora | SO-PAL 21
MG 51 Mg 102 |
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| pulchra | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 |
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| praeveneta | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 |
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| spoletoensis | Paliambela TD-11 | ||||
| Archaeodictyomitra | lacrimula | Panaya PAN R24
MG 51 MG 102 |
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| vulgaris | MG 102
SO-PAL 102 |
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| montisserei | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 SO-PAL 111 MG 108 |
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| Dictyromitra | communis | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| gracilis | Panaya PAN R27
Paliambela TD-11 |
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| montisserei | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| Becus | helenae | MG 102 | |||
| Halesium | sp. | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 202 |
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| cf. diacanthum | PAN R28 | ||||
| Dactyliodiscus | cf. lenticulatus | SO-PAL 102
SO-PAL 111 |
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| Acaeniotyle | amplissima | SO-PAL 102
Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28 |
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| cf. tribulosa | PAN R28
Paliambela TD-9 |
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| Acastea | diaphorogona | SO-PAL 102
SO-PAL 111 PAN R28 |
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| Dicerosaturnalis | amissus | SO-PAL 102 | |||
| Stichomitra | communis | SO-PAL 102
SO-AL 128 MG 107 MG 108 Paliambela TD-8 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| Pessagnobrachia | cf. fabianii | SO-PAL 128 | |||
| Acanthocircus | levis | SO-PAL 128 | |||
| Ultranapora | cf. praespinifera | SO-PAL 128 | Now classified as Napora, a synonym.[3] | ||
| Napora | SO-PAL 128 | ||||
| Mita | gracilis | SO-PAL 128
MG 108 |
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| Obeliscoites | perspicuous | SO-PAL 111 | |||
| cf. perspicuous | Paliambela TD-8 | ||||
| Pseudodicyomitra | cf. carpatica | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 102 |
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| cf. lodogaensis | SO-PAL 107
PAN R28 Paliambela TD-9 |
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| hornatissima | Panaya PAN R27 | ||||
| pentacolaensis | Paliambela TD-9
Paliambela TD-10 |
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| Archaeospongoprunum | cf. cortinaensis | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Staurasphaera | longispina | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 |
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| Hiscocapsa | asseni | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Crolanium | spineum | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Acanthocircus | cf. angustus | PAN R28 | |||
| cf. multidentatus | Paliambela TD-11 | ||||
| Holocryptocanium | barbui | PAN R29 | |||
| Xitus | mclaughlini | Paliambela TD-10
Paliambela TD-11 |
See also
[edit]- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Albania
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greece
References
[edit]- ^ "Late Cretaceous to early Eocene geological history". doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.026. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Vigla Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ De Wever, P.; Dumitrica, P.; Caulet, J.P.; Nigrini, C.; Caridroit, M., "Radiolarians in the sedimentary record", London (Gordon & Breach Sc), pp. 1–533
Further reading
[edit]- T. Danelian, F. Baudin, S. Gardin, E. Masure, C. Ricordel, I. Fili, T. Mecaj and K. Mustaq. 2007. The record of mid Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events from the Ionian zone of southern Albania. Revue de Micropaléontologie 50(3):225-237
- T. Danelian, H. Tsikos, S. Gardin, F. Baudin, J.-P. Bellier and L. Emmanuel. 2004. Global and regional palaeoceanographic changes as recorded in the mid-Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) sequence of the Ionian zone (NW Greece). Journal of the Geological Society 161:703-709