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Dachstein Formation

Coordinates: 47°36′N 14°00′E / 47.6°N 14.0°E / 47.6; 14.0
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Dachstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian (Sevatian)
~221–202 Ma
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates47°36′N 14°00′E / 47.6°N 14.0°E / 47.6; 14.0
Approximate paleocoordinates25°24′N 17°36′E / 25.4°N 17.6°E / 25.4; 17.6
RegionStyria
Veszprém
Bessuno, Brescia, South Tyrol
Tatra Mountains
Country Austria
 Germany
 Hungary
 Italy
 Slovenia
 Slovenia
 Switzerland
Dachstein Formation is located in Alps
Dachstein Formation
Dachstein Formation
Dachstein Formation
Dachstein Formation (Alps)

The Dachstein Formation or Dachstein Limestone (German: Dachsteinkalk) is a geologic formation in the Alps and other Tethyan mountain ranges in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic period.[1][2]

Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils were reported from the formation:

Reptiles
Invertebrates

See also

References

  1. ^ Dachsteinkalk at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Dachstein limestones at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ Buffetaut, 1993
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gazdzicki et al., 1979
  5. ^ a b c d e f Frech, 1912

Bibliography

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