Nötsch Formation
Nötsch Formation Stratigraphic range: Serpukhovian-Moscovian () ~ | |
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Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Breccia, siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46°36′N 13°36′E / 46.6°N 13.6°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 13°36′E / 46.6°N 13.6°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 15°54′S 20°36′E / 15.9°S 20.6°E |
Region | Carinthia |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Carnic Alps |
Type section | |
Named for | Nötsch |
![]() ![]() Nötsch Formation (Austria) |
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]
Fossil content[]
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
- Arachnids
- Ophiocistioidea
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Nötsch Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Rossler & Brauckmann, 2000
- ^ a b c Schraut, 1995
Bibliography[]
- , and . 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). 142. 227–234.
- . 1995. Anguloserra carinthiaca n sp, eine neue Ophiocistioideen-Art (Echinodermata) aus dem Unter Karbon von Nötsch (Kärnen/Osterreich). 138. 123–129.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Austria
- Carboniferous System of Europe
- Carboniferous Austria
- Moscovian (Carboniferous)
- Bashkirian
- Serpukhovian
- Conglomerate formations
- Siltstone formations
- Carboniferous southern paleotemperate deposits
- Paleontology in Austria
- Geography of Carinthia (state)