Tauglboden Formation
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.
| Tauglboden Formation Stratigraphic range: Oxfordian ~161–151 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Radiolarite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47.7°N 13.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 33.9°N 23.1°E |
| Region | Tirol |
| Country |  Austria |
  Tauglboden Formation (Austria) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Radiolarians
- Nassellaria
- Dibolachras chandrika
- Mirifusus guadalupensis
- M. mediodilatatus
- Podocapsa amphitreptera
- Spongocapsula palmerae
- Podobursa sp.
- Polycystina
- Homoeoparonaella argolidensis
- H. elegans
- Orbiculiforma mclaughlini
- Tritrabs casmaliensis
- T. ewingi
- T. exotica
- Patulibracchium cf. californiaensis
- Pentasphaera sp.
References
- Steiger, 1992
- Tauglboden Formation at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Steiger, T. 1992. Systematik, Stratigraphie und Palökologie der Radiolarien des Oberjura-Unterkreide-Grenzbereiches im Osterhorn-Tirolikum (Nördliche Kalkalpen, Salzburg und Bayern). Zitteliana 19. 1-188.
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