Global InformationVogtendorf Formation information
| Vogtendorf Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tremadocian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Gösmes Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°12′N 11°24′E / 50.2°N 11.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 52°18′S 94°12′E / 52.3°S 94.2°E |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Vogtendorf, Bavaria |
| Named by | Sdzuy et al. |
| Year defined | 2001 |
  Vogtendorf Formation (Germany) | |
The Vogtendorf Formation, in 2001 redefined from the older name Randschiefer-Serie by Sdzuy et al.,[1] is a geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tremadocian stage of the Ordovician period.[2]
- ^ Sdzuy et al., 2001
- ^ Vogtendorf Formation at Fossilworks.org