Grund Formation

Grund Formation
Stratigraphic range: Langhian (MN5)
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, siltstone
Location
Country	Austria

The Grund Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Langhian age of the Miocene period. ^[1]

Fosil content

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon		Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Molluscs

Gastropods

Gastropods of the Grund Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Kestocenebra [2]	K. vermeiji				A muricid gastropod
Ocenebra [2]	O. scorpio				A ocenebrine muricid

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria

References

1. Grund Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Harzhauser, M.; Landau, B. M.; Merle, D. (2025). "The Muricidae (Gastropoda, Muricoidea) of the Miocene Central Paratethys Sea (Haustrinae, Muricinae, Ocenebrinae, Pagodulinae, Typhinae, Muricidae incertae sedis)". Zootaxa. 5572 (1): 1–162. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5572.1.1.

Further reading

• G. Daxner-Höck, P. M. Miklas-Tempfer, U. B. Gohlich, K. Huttenen, E. Kazar, D. Nagel, G. E. Roessner, O. Schultz, and R. Ziegler. 2004. Marine and terrestrial vertebrates from the Middle Miocene of Grund (Lower Austria). Geologica Carpathica 55(2):191-197