Tauglboden Formation

Tauglboden Formation Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian ~161–151 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Radiolarite
Location
Coordinates	47°42′N 13°18′E / 47.7°N 13.3°E / 47.7; 13.3Coordinates: 47°42′N 13°18′E / 47.7°N 13.3°E / 47.7; 13.3
Approximate paleocoordinates	33°54′N 23°06′E / 33.9°N 23.1°E / 33.9; 23.1
Region	Tirol
Country	Austria
Tauglboden Formation (Austria)

The Tauglboden Formation is a geologic formation in Tirol, Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period. The radiolarites were deposited in a deep marine environment.

Fossil content[]

The following fossils were reported from the formation:^[1][2]

Radiolarians

• Nassellaria
• Polycystina

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
• Ruhpolding Formation

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Steiger, T. 1992. Systematik, Stratigraphie und Palökologie der Radiolarien des Oberjura-Unterkreide-Grenzbereiches im Osterhorn-Tirolikum (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Salzburg und Bayern). 19. 1-188.