Wengener Schichten Formation

Wengener Schichten Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ladinian ~242–235 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	42.3°N 18.9°E / 42.3; 18.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	2.0°N 25.2°E / 2.0; 25.2
Country	Montenegro
Wengener Schichten Formation (Montenegro)

The Wengener Schichten Formation is a geologic formation in Montenegro. It preserves bivalve and brittle star fossils dating back to the Ladinian of the Triassic period.[1]

Fossil content

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

• Bivalves
  • Ostreida
    • Halobiidae
      • Daonella lommeli
• Ophiuroidea
  • Ophiurida
    • Ophiodermatidae
      • Palaeocoma raiblana

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Montenegro

References

1. Wengener Schichten Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Bachmayer & Kollmann, 1968

Bibliography

• Bachmayer, F.; H. A, Kollmann (1968), "Ein Ophiure aus der Trias Jugoslawiens", Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 72: 645–648