Partnach Formation

The Partnach Formation is a Middle Triassic geologic formation in the eastern Northern Limestone Alps, within Austria, Central Europe.[1]

Partnach Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ladinian (Longobardian)
~242–235 Ma
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesWetterstein Formation
OverliesReifling Formation
Lithology
PrimaryClayey limestone ("marl")
Location
Coordinates47.1°N 9.9°E / 47.1; 9.9
Approximate paleocoordinates8.6°N 21.9°E / 8.6; 21.9
RegionCarinthia, Vorarlberg
Country Austria
ExtentNorthern Limestone Alps
Type section
Named forPartnach
Partnach Formation (Austria)

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic sub-period of the Triassic period.[1][2]

Fossil content

See also

References

  1. Google Books: The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic; edited by Tom McCan; pgs. 790-795.
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

Further reading

  • O. Rieppel. 1996. The status of the sauropterygian reptile Partanosaurus zitteli Skuphos from the Middle Triassic of the Austrian Alps, with comments on Microleptosaurus schlosseri Skuphos. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 70(3/4):567-577
  • O. Rieppel. 1993. Status of the Pachypleurosauroid Psilotrachelosaurus toeplitschi Nopcsa (Reptilia, Sauropterygia), from the Middle Triassic of Austria. Fieldiana: Geology, new series 1-17
  • P. M. Sander and C. Meyer. 1991. A labyrinthodont jaw fragment from the marine Triassic of the Alps. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 1991(4):222-232
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