Torleite Formation

Torleite Formation Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~155–150 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Unit of
Underlies	Rögling & Painten Formations
Overlies
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	50°00′N 11°06′E / 50.0°N 11.1°E / 50.0; 11.1Coordinates: 50°00′N 11°06′E / 50.0°N 11.1°E / 50.0; 11.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	41°12′N 19°12′E / 41.2°N 19.2°E / 41.2; 19.2
Region	Bavaria
Country	Germany
Torleite Formation (Germany)

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.

Fossil content[]

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:^[2]

Crocodylomorphs[]

• Alligatorium franconicum^[3]
• Cricosaurus bambergensis^[4]
• Dakosaurus maximus^[3]
• Cricosaurus sp.^[3]

Dinosaurs[]

• Sciurumimus albersdoerferi^[3]

Turtles[]

• Eurysternum wagleri^[3]

Rhynchocephalians[]

• Sphenofontis velserae^[5]

Fish[]

• Anaethalion sp.
• Leptolepides sp.
• Leptolepis sp.
• Pholidophorus sp.
• Pleuropholis sp.

See also[]

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References[]

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.