Earth:Grund Formation
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| Grund Formation Stratigraphic range: Langhian (MN5) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
The Grund Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Langhian age of the Miocene period.[1]
Fosil content
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Molluscs
Gastropods
| Gastropods of the Grund Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Kestocenebra[2] | K. vermeiji | A muricid gastropod | ||||
| Ocenebra[2] | O. scorpio | A ocenebrine muricid | ||||
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
References
- ↑ Grund Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harzhauser, M.; Landau, B. M.; Merle, D. (2025). "The Muricidae (Gastropoda, Muricoidea) of the Miocene Central Paratethys Sea (Haustrinae, Muricinae, Ocenebrinae, Pagodulinae, Typhinae, Muricidae incertae sedis)". Zootaxa 5572 (1): 1–162. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5572.1.1.
Further reading
- G. Daxner-Höck, P. M. Miklas-Tempfer, U. B. Gohlich, K. Huttenen, E. Kazar, D. Nagel, G. E. Roessner, O. Schultz, and R. Ziegler. 2004. Marine and terrestrial vertebrates from the Middle Miocene of Grund (Lower Austria). Geologica Carpathica 55(2):191-197
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