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Leitha Limestone

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Leitha Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene (Badenian)
~16.0–7.2 Ma
Old quarry in Fertőrákos
TypeFormation
Unit ofBaden Group
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
CountryAustria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland

The Leitha Limestone is a geologic formation in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It preserves fossils dated to the Middle to Late Miocene period.

The type locality is the Leitha Mountains in Austria. The limestone from here was used extensively for buildings and utilised by the sculptors in Vienna, Bratislava, Sopron and other cities.

Fossil content

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Various fossils have been found in the formation:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nowa Wies". Fossilworks.