Main Dolomite

For the formation in Austria, see Hauptdolomit Formation.

Main Dolomite Hauptdolomit
Stratigraphic range: Carnian-Norian
Main Dolomite exposed in the Northern Limestone Alps
Type	Geological formation
Thickness	0–2,200 m (0–7,218 ft)
Lithology
Primary	dolomite
Location
Region	Limestone Alps & Apennines Central Europe
Country	Austria Germany Italy

Main dolomite of the Langbathscholle, Kaltenbachwildnis, Austria

Main Dolomite (German: Hauptdolomit, Italian: Dolomia Principale) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe.

Extent

The formation is found in:

• the Northern Limestone Alps and Southern Limestone Alps of the Limestone Alps, a mountain system of the western and Central Eastern Alps.
• the Apennines in Italy
• the Western Carpathians

Description

It is primarily made of dolomite, ranging from 0 to 2,200 metres (0 to 7,218 ft) in thickness. The formation was deposited in shallow lagoons during the Late Carnian and Early Norian ages of the Late Triassic Epoch in the Triassic Period, during the Mesozoic Era.

Fossil content

Fossil prosauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with sauropodomorph tracks
  • List of stratigraphic units with prosauropod tracks