Earth:Älterer Schlier Formation

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Short description: Geologic formation in Austria
Älterer Schlier Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 48°12′N 14°12′E / 48.2°N 14.2°E / 48.2; 14.2
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 48°18′N 12°06′E / 48.3°N 12.1°E / 48.3; 12.1
RegionUpper Austria
CountryAustria
Älterer Schlier Formation is located in Austria
Älterer Schlier Formation
Älterer Schlier Formation (Austria)

The Älterer Schlier Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Aquitanian age of the Miocene period.[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:[1]

  • Petralca austriaca[2]

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Älterer Schlier Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Mlikovsky, 1987

Bibliography

  • Mlikovsky, J. 1987. Eine neue Alkenart (Aves: Alcidae) aus dem Ober-Oligozän Österreiches. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 88. 131–147.