Painten Formation
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| Painten Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: early Tithonian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Öchselberg member |
| Underlies | Mörnsheim Formation |
| Overlies | Torleite Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Painten, near Kelheim |
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]
Description
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]
Reptiles
[edit | edit source]Fish
[edit | edit source]- Chondrichthyes
- Osteichthyes
Invertebrates
[edit | edit source]- Echinoids
- Crinoids
- Corals
Flora
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Painten Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b Rauhut et al., 2019
- ^ 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
- ^ Fabre, 1981
- ^ Rauhut et al., 2018
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- ^ Tischlinger & Frey, 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Arratia, 2000
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