Tauglboden Formation

Tauglboden Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian ~161–151 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Radiolarite
Location
Coordinates	47.7°N 13.3°E / 47.7; 13.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	33.9°N 23.1°E / 33.9; 23.1
Region	Salzburg
Country	Austria
Tauglboden Formation (Austria)

The Tauglboden Formation is a geologic formation in Salzburg, Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period. The radiolarites were deposited in a deep marine environment.

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]

Radiolarians

• Nassellaria
  • Dibolachras chandrika
  • Mirifusus guadalupensis
  • M. mediodilatatus
  • Podocapsa amphitreptera
  • Spongocapsula palmerae
  • Podobursa sp.
• Polycystina
  • Homoeoparonaella argolidensis
  • H. elegans
  • Orbiculiforma mclaughlini
  • Tritrabs casmaliensis
  • T. ewingi
  • T. exotica
  • Patulibracchium cf. californiaensis
  • Pentasphaera sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
• Ruhpolding Formation

References

1. Steiger, 1992
2. Tauglboden Formation at Fossilworks.org

Bibliography

• Steiger, T (1992), "Systematik, Stratigraphie und Palökologie der Radiolarien des Oberjura-Unterkreide-Grenzbereiches im Osterhorn-Tirolikum (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Salzburg und Bayern)", Zitteliana, 19: 1–188