Geologic formation in the southeastern Alps of Europe
Dachstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian (Sevatian) ~221–202 Ma
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Bivalvia in Dachstein Formation
Type
Formation
Lithology
Primary
Limestone
Location
Coordinates
47°36′N14°00′E / 47.6°N 14.0°E / 47.6; 14.0
Approximate paleocoordinates
25°24′N17°36′E / 25.4°N 17.6°E / 25.4; 17.6
Region
Styria Veszprém Bessuno, Brescia, South Tyrol Tatra Mountains
Country
Austria Germany Hungary Italy Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland
Dachstein Formation (Alps)
The Dachstein Formation or Dachstein Limestone (German: Dachsteinkalk) is a geologic formation in the Alps and other Tethyan mountain ranges in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia. It preserves fossils dated to the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic period.[1][2]
^Dachsteinkalk at Fossilworks.org
^Dachstein limestones at Fossilworks.org
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