Earth:Tauglboden Formation

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Tauglboden Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian
~161–151 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryRadiolarite
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 47°42′N 13°18′E / 47.7°N 13.3°E / 47.7; 13.3
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 33°54′N 23°06′E / 33.9°N 23.1°E / 33.9; 23.1
RegionSalzburg
Country Austria
Tauglboden Formation is located in Austria
Tauglboden Formation
Tauglboden Formation (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

The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]

Radiolarians
  • Nassellaria
    • Dibolachras chandrika
    • Mirifusus guadalupensis
    • M. mediodilatatus
    • Podocapsa amphitreptera
    • Spongocapsula palmerae
    • Podobursa sp.
  • Polycystina
    • Homoeoparonaella argolidensis
    • H. elegans
    • Orbiculiforma mclaughlini
    • Tritrabs casmaliensis
    • T. ewingi
    • T. exotica
    • Patulibracchium cf. californiaensis
    • Pentasphaera sp.

See also

References

  1. Steiger, 1992
  2. Tauglboden Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

  • 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.