Torleite Formation
The Torleite Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte[1] in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period.[2] examples of animals that lived in the formation include the a small primitive megalosaurid theropod dinosaur known as Sciurumimus and the extinct bony fish Anaethalion.
| Torleite Formation Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~155–150 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Upper Weißjura Group |
| Underlies | Rögling & Painten Formations |
| Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50.0°N 11.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 41.2°N 19.2°E |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
  Torleite Formation (Germany) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
Crocodylomorphs
Turtles
References
- Chellouche et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.29
- Torleite Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Sachs et al., 2019
- Rauhut et al., 2012
Bibliography
- Sachs, S.; M. T. Young; P. Abel, and H. Mallison. 2019. A new species of the metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus from the Upper Jurassic of southern Germany. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 64. 343–356. Accessed 2020-09-15.
- Reitner, Joachim; Yang Qun; Wang Yongdong, and Mike Reich. 2013. Palaeobiology and Geobiology of Fossil Lagerstätten through Earth History, 1-218. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. Accessed 2020-09-15. ISBN 978-3-86395-135-1
- Rauhut, O. W. M.; C. Foth; H. Tischlinger, and M. A. Norell. 2012. Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 29. 11746–11751.
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