Älterer Schlier Formation

The Älterer Schlier Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Aquitanian stage of the Miocene period.[1]

Älterer Schlier Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates48.2°N 14.2°E / 48.2; 14.2
Approximate paleocoordinates48.3°N 12.1°E / 48.3; 12.1
RegionUpper Austria
Country Austria
Älterer Schlier Formation (Austria)

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:[1]

  • Petralca austriaca[2]

See also

References
  1. Älterer Schlier Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Mlikovsky, 1987

Bibliography
  • Mlikovsky, J. 1987. Eine neue Alkenart (Aves: Alcidae) aus dem Ober-Oligozän Österreiches. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 88. 131–147.
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