Tauchen Formation
| Tauchen Formation Stratigraphic range: Langhian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Region | Styria |
| Country |  Austria |
The Tauchen Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils of Metaxytherium, dating back to the Langhian stage of the Miocene period.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Tauchen Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading[]
- D. P. Domning and P. Pervesler. 2012. The sirenian Metaxytherium (Mammalia: Dugongidae) in the Badenian (Middle Miocene) of Central Europe. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 105(3):125-160
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