Earth:Trogkofel Formation

Short description: Geologic formation in Austria, Slovenia and Italy

Trogkofel Formation Stratigraphic range: Sakmarian-Artinskian ~293–283 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trogkofel, namesake of the formation
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates
Paleocoordinates	[ ⚑ ] 4.8°N 26.2°E / 4.8; 26.2
Region	Carinthia Friuli Karawanks
Country	Austria Italy Slovenia
Extent	Southern Limestone Alps
Type section
Named for	Trogkofel
Trogkofel Formation (Austria)

The Trogkofel Formation is a geologic formation in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. It preserves fossils dating back to the Sakmarian to Artinskian stages of the Permian period.

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:

• Alternifenestella subquadratopora
• Alternifenestella tuberculifera
• Biwaella aff. americana
• Boultonia willsi
• Carnocladia fasciculata
• Eridopora ignota
• Filites trapezoida
• Neostreptognathodus cf. pequopensis
• Polypora sigillata
• Primorella serena
• Pseudofusulina ex gr. fusiformis
• Rhabdomeson hirtum
• Robustoschwagerina spatiosa
• Scacchinella gigantea
• Schubertella paramelonica
• Spirifer (Martinia) macilentus
• Stenophragmidium lamellatum
• Streblotrypa (Streblascopora) germana
• Yokoyamaella (Yokoyamaella) arminiae
• Alternifenestella sp.
• Apterinella sp.
• Dutkevitchia sp.
• Epimastopora sp.
• Eridopora sp.
• Girvanella sp.
• Goniocladia sp.
• Paraptylopora sp.
• Paratriticites sp.
• Penniretepora sp.
• Prismopora sp.
• Pseudofusulina sp.
• Rhombopora sp.
• Rugosofusulina sp.
• Staffella sp.
• Tubiphytes sp.

Flora

• Eugonophyllum johnsoni
• Shamovella obscura
• Anchicodium sp.
• Darvasites sp.
• Ivanovia sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Slovenia

Bibliography

• H. C. Forke. 2002. Biostratigraphic subdivision and correlation of uppermost Carboniferous/Lower Permian sediments in the southern Alps: fusulinoidean and conodont faunas from the Carnic Alps (Austria/Italy), Karavanke Mountains (Slovenia), and southern Urals (Russia). Facies 47:201-275
• A. Ernst. 2000. Permian Bryozoans of the NW-Tethys. Facies 43:79-102
• A. Ramovs. 1986. Reef building organisms and reefs in the Permian of Slovenia, NW Yugoslavia. Memorie della Societa Geologica Italiana 34:189-193
• H. L. Holzer and A. Ramovs. 1979. New rugose corals from the Lower Permian beds of the Karavanke Alps. Geologija 22(1):1-20
• E. Schellwien. 1900. Die Fauna der Trogkofelschichten in den Karnischen Alpen und den Karawanken I. Theil: die Brachiopoden. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 16:1-122