Paldau Formation

Paldau Formation
Stratigraphic range: Tortonian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone
Location
Coordinates	46°54′N15°48′E / 46.9°N 15.8°E / 46.9; 15.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	46°36′N15°36′E / 46.6°N 15.6°E / 46.6; 15.6
Region	Styria
Country	Austria
Type section
Named for	Paldau
Paldau Formation (Austria)

The Paldau Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves insect fossils dated to the Tortonian age of the Miocene Epoch. ^[1]

Fossil content

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

• Chlorocypha cordasevae ^[2]
• Gyatermes styriensis ^[3]
• Tipula paleopannonia ^[4]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria

References

1. Paldau Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Nel et al., 2017
3. Engel & Gross, 2009
4. Engel & Gross, 2012

Further reading

• A. Nel, M. Gross, and M. S. Engel. 2017. First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53:280-285
• M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2012. A new fossil crane fly from the early Pannonian of the Styrian basin (Diptera: Tipulidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85:160-163
• M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2009. A giant termite from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria (Isoptera). Naturwissenschaften 96:289-295