Dachstein Formation

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Dachstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian (Sevatian)
~221–202  Ma
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Bivalvia in Dachstein Formation
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Coordinates 47°36′N14°00′E / 47.6°N 14.0°E / 47.6; 14.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 25°24′N17°36′E / 25.4°N 17.6°E / 25.4; 17.6
Region Styria
Veszprém
Bessuno, Brescia, South Tyrol
Tatra Mountains
CountryAustria
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland
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Dachstein Formation (Alps)

The Dachstein Formation or Dachstein Limestone (German: Dachsteinkalk) is a geologic formation in the Alps and other Tethyan mountain ranges in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia. It preserves fossils dated to the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic period. [1] [2]

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Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils were reported from the formation:

Reptiles
Invertebrates

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References

  1. Dachsteinkalk at Fossilworks.org
  2. Dachstein limestones at Fossilworks.org
  3. Buffetaut, 1993
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gazdzicki et al., 1979
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Frech, 1912

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