Painten Formation

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Painten Formation
Stratigraphic range: early Tithonian
~150–148  Ma
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Type Formation
Sub-unitsÖchselberg member
Underlies Mörnsheim Formation
Overlies Torleite Formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Mudstone
Location
Coordinates 48°54′N11°36′E / 48.9°N 11.6°E / 48.9; 11.6
Approximate paleocoordinates 40°12′N19°36′E / 40.2°N 19.6°E / 40.2; 19.6
Region Bavaria
Country Germany
Type section
Named forPainten, near Kelheim
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Painten Formation (Germany)

The Painten Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic period. [1]

Contents

Description

It is roughly contemporary with the Altmühltal Formation (which includes the true Solnhofen limestone), as they both underlay the Mörnsheim Formation. [2] The 12th specimen, or "Schamhaupten specimen", of Archaeopteryx was uncovered in the lower portion of the Painten Formation. [2] Other dinosaurs found here include Juravenator , Ostromia and possibly Compsognathus .

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]

Reptiles

Fish

Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes

Invertebrates

Echinoids
Crinoids
Corals

Flora

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Painten Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. 1 2 Rauhut et al., 2019
  3. Reisdorf, A.G.; Wuttke, M. (2012). "Re-evaluating Moodie's Opisthotonic-Posture Hypothesis in fossil vertebrates. Part I: Reptiles – The taphonomy of the bipedal dinosaurs Compsognathus longipes and Juravenator starki from the Solnhofen Archipelago (Jurassic, Germany)". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 92 (1): 119–168. doi:10.1007/s12549-011-0068-y. S2CID 129785393
  4. Fabre, 1981
  5. Rauhut et al., 2018
  6. Spindler, Frederik (2024-07-23). "A pterosaurian connecting link from the Late Jurassic of Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica . 27 (2): 1–27. doi: 10.26879/1366 . ISSN   1094-8074.
  7. Tischlinger & Frey, 2013
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Arratia, 2000

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