Hauptrogenstein Formation

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Hauptrogenstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic, Bajocian–Bathonian
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Outcrop at Auenstein Oberegg, Switzerland
Type Formation
Sub-units
  • Lower Acuminata beds [1] (subfurcatum/niortense zone)
  • Parkinsoni-Schichten (parkinsoni zone)
  • Obere Acuminata-Schichten
Underlies Spatkalk
Overlies Wildegg Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone, Wackestone
Location
Country Germany, Switzerland

The Hauptrogenstein Formation is a geologic formation in Germany and Switzerland. [2] It preserves fossils that date back to the Middle Jurassic period (Bajocian-Bathonian). [3]

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Paleofauna

List as per Miedema et al. (2024): [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gonzalez R, Wetzel A. (1996). Stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Hauptrogenstein and Klingnau Formations (middle Bajocian to late Bathonian), northern Switzerland. Eclogae Geol Helv. 1996;89:695–720.
  2. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Miedema, Feiko; Bastiaans, Dylan; Scheyer, Torsten M.; Klug, Christian; Maxwell, Erin E. (2024-03-16). "A large new Middle Jurassic ichthyosaur shows the importance of body size evolution in the origin of the Ophthalmosauria". BMC Ecology and Evolution. 24 (1): 34. doi: 10.1186/s12862-024-02208-3 . ISSN   2730-7182. PMC   10944604 . PMID   38493100.
  4. ↑ Scheyer, T. M.; Johnson, M. M.; Bastiaans, D.; Miedema, F.; Maxwell, E. E.; Klug, C. (2024). "Oldest record of Machimosaurini (Thalattosuchia, Teleosauroidea): teeth and scavenging traces from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) of Switzerland". Royal Society Open Science. 11 (4). 240071. Bibcode:2024RSOS...1140071S. doi: 10.1098/rsos.240071 . PMC   11004672 . PMID   38601027.


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