Grund Formation
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| 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
[edit | edit source]Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Molluscs
[edit | edit source]Gastropods
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Grund Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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
