Earth:Schlern Dolomite
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Schlern Dolomite Stratigraphic range: Triassic Period, Mesozoic Era | |
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Type | Geologic formation |
Unit of | Wetterstein limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolomite |
Location | |
Region | Northern Limestone Alps |
Country | Austria |
The Schlern Dolomite is a Dolomite geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Austria.
It is a unit of the Wetterstein limestone formation, found in the Limestone Alps.
It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period of the Mesozoic Era.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731140924/http://fossilworks.org/. Retrieved 8 July 2014.