Earth:Nötsch Formation
From HandWiki
| Nötsch Formation Stratigraphic range: Serpukhovian-Moscovian (Alportian) ~326–315 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Breccia, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 46°36′N 13°36′E / 46.6°N 13.6°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 15°54′S 20°36′E / 15.9°S 20.6°E |
| Region | Carinthia |
| Country | Austria |
| Extent | Carnic Alps |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nötsch |
  Nötsch Formation (Austria) | |
The Nötsch Formation is a geologic formation in the Carnic Alps of southern Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Serpukhovian to Moscovian ages of the Carboniferous period.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
- Arachnids
- Aphantomartus pustulatus[2]
- Ophiocistioidea
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nötsch Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ↑ Rossler & Brauckmann, 2000
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Schraut, 1995
Bibliography
- Rossler, R., and C. Brauckmann. 2000. Der erste Arachnidenfund im Paläozoikum der Alpen: Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder 1884) aus dem ältesten Ober-Karbon (mittleres bis oberes Namurium A) von Nötsch (Österreich). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 142. 227–234.
- Schraut, G. 1995. Anguloserra carinthiaca n sp, eine neue Ophiocistioideen-Art (Echinodermata) aus dem Unter Karbon von Nötsch (Kärnen/Osterreich). Jahrbuch der geologischen Bundesanstalt 138. 123–129.
 |  |
