Vigla Formation
| Vigla Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-mid Albian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Dercourt Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chert |
| Other | Limestone, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°00′N 20°06′E / 40.0°N 20.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 20°54′N 21°18′E / 20.9°N 21.3°E |
| Country |  Albania Greece |
  Vigla Formation (Albania) | |
The Vigla Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Albania and Greece.
Fossil content
It preserves radiolarian fossils dating back to the late Barremian to middle Albian of the Cretaceous period.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Albania
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greece
References
- ^ Vigla Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- T. Danelian, F. Baudin, S. Gardin, E. Masure, C. Ricordel, I. Fili, T. Mecaj and K. Mustaq. 2007. The record of mid Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events from the Ionian zone of southern Albania. Revue de Micropaléontologie 50(3):225-237
- T. Danelian, H. Tsikos, S. Gardin, F. Baudin, J.-P. Bellier and L. Emmanuel. 2004. Global and regional palaeoceanographic changes as recorded in the mid-Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) sequence of the Ionian zone (NW Greece). Journal of the Geological Society 161:703-709