Torleite Formation
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| Torleite Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
| File:Torleite Formation Ouctrop.jpg Outcrop of the Torelite Formation near Wattendorf which is the type locality of Balaenognathus maeuseri | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Upper Weißjura Group |
| Underlies | Rögling & Painten Formations |
| Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
Torleite Formation (Germany) | |
The Torleite Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Germany.[1] It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period.[2] Animals recovered from the formation include the small theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus, the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Balaenognathus, and the extinct bony fish Anaethalion.
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
Crocodylomorphs
[edit | edit source]- Alligatorium franconicum (=Neosuchia indet.)[3]
- Cricosaurus bambergensis[4]
- Dakosaurus maximus[3]
- Cricosaurus sp.[3]
Dinosaurs
[edit | edit source]Pterosaurs
[edit | edit source]Turtles
[edit | edit source]Rhynchocephalians
[edit | edit source]Fish
[edit | edit source]See also
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References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Chellouche et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.29
- ^ a b Torleite Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ a b c d e Rauhut et al., 2012
- ^ Sachs et al., 2019
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Bibliography
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Categories:
- Jurassic System of Europe
- Jurassic Germany
- Kimmeridgian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Lagoonal deposits
- Reef deposits
- Shallow marine deposits
- Lagerstätten
- Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe
- Paleontology in Germany
- Bavaria
- Geologic formations of Germany
- Bavaria geography stubs
- German geologic formation stubs