Photos • Location
| Paldau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tortonian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°54′N 15°48′E / 46.9°N 15.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 46°36′N 15°36′E / 46.6°N 15.6°E |
| Region | Styria |
| Country | Austria |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Paldau |
  Paldau Formation (Austria) | |
The Paldau Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves insect fossils dated to the Tortonian age of the Miocene Epoch. [1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Paldau Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nel et al., 2017
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2009
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2012
Further reading
- A. Nel, M. Gross, and M. S. Engel. 2017. First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53:280-285
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2012. A new fossil crane fly from the early Pannonian of the Styrian basin (Diptera: Tipulidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85:160-163
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2009. A giant termite from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria (Isoptera). Naturwissenschaften 96:289-295
| Paldau Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tortonian | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°54′N 15°48′E / 46.9°N 15.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 46°36′N 15°36′E / 46.6°N 15.6°E |
| Region | Styria |
| Country | Austria |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Paldau |
Paldau Formation (Austria) | |
The Paldau Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves insect fossils dated to the Tortonian age of the Miocene Epoch. [1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Paldau Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Nel et al., 2017
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2009
- ^ Engel & Gross, 2012
Further reading
- A. Nel, M. Gross, and M. S. Engel. 2017. First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53:280-285
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2012. A new fossil crane fly from the early Pannonian of the Styrian basin (Diptera: Tipulidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 85:160-163
- M. S. Engel and M. Gross. 2009. A giant termite from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria (Isoptera). Naturwissenschaften 96:289-295