Nötsch Formation
The Nötsch Formation is a geologic formation in the Carnic Alps of southern Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Serpukhovian to Moscovian stages of the Carboniferous period.[1]
| Nötsch Formation Stratigraphic range: Serpukhovian-Moscovian (Alportian) ~326–315 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Breccia, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46.6°N 13.6°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 15.9°S 20.6°E |
| Region | Carinthia |
| Country |  Austria |
| Extent | Carnic Alps |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nötsch |
  Nötsch Formation (Austria) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
- Arachnids
- Aphantomartus pustulatus[2]
- Ophiocistioidea
References
- Nötsch Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Rossler & Brauckmann, 2000
- Schraut, 1995
Bibliography
- Rossler, R., and C. Brauckmann. 2000. Der erste Arachnidenfund im Paläozoikum der Alpen: Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder 1884) aus dem ältesten Ober-Karbon (mittleres bis oberes Namurium A) von Nötsch (Österreich). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 142. 227–234.
- Schraut, G. 1995. Anguloserra carinthiaca n sp, eine neue Ophiocistioideen-Art (Echinodermata) aus dem Unter Karbon von Nötsch (Kärnen/Osterreich). Jahrbuch der geologischen Bundesanstalt 138. 123–129.
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