Vigla Formation

The Vigla Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Albania and Greece.

Vigla Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-mid Albian
~123–100 Ma
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsDercourt Member
Lithology
PrimaryChert
OtherLimestone, claystone
Location
Coordinates40.0°N 20.1°E / 40.0; 20.1
Approximate paleocoordinates20.9°N 21.3°E / 20.9; 21.3
Country Albania
 Greece
Vigla Formation (Albania)

Fossil content

It preserves radiolarian fossils dating back to the late Barremian to middle Albian of the Cretaceous period.[1]

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References

Further reading

  • T. Danelian, F. Baudin, S. Gardin, E. Masure, C. Ricordel, I. Fili, T. Mecaj and K. Mustaq. 2007. The record of mid Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events from the Ionian zone of southern Albania. Revue de Micropaléontologie 50(3):225-237
  • T. Danelian, H. Tsikos, S. Gardin, F. Baudin, J.-P. Bellier and L. Emmanuel. 2004. Global and regional palaeoceanographic changes as recorded in the mid-Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) sequence of the Ionian zone (NW Greece). Journal of the Geological Society 161:703-709
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