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Paleogeography of the late Middle Ordovician. The Vogtendorf Formation was deposited around 52°S
| 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]
Fossil content
- Trilobites
- Rhynchonellata
See also
References
Bibliography
- Benedetto, J. L. 2007. New Upper Cambrian-Tremadoc rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from northwestern Argentina: evolutionary trends and early diversification of plectorthoideans in the Andean Gondwana. Journal of Paleontology 81. 261–285. .
- Sdzuy, Klaus; Wolfgang Hammann, and Enrique Villas. 2001. The Upper Tremadoc Fauna from Vogtendorf and the Bavarian Ordovician of the Frankenwald. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 81. 207–261. Accessed 2020-10-19.
| 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]
Fossil content
- Trilobites
- Rhynchonellata
See also
References
Bibliography
- Benedetto, J. L. 2007. New Upper Cambrian-Tremadoc rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from northwestern Argentina: evolutionary trends and early diversification of plectorthoideans in the Andean Gondwana. Journal of Paleontology 81. 261–285. .
- Sdzuy, Klaus; Wolfgang Hammann, and Enrique Villas. 2001. The Upper Tremadoc Fauna from Vogtendorf and the Bavarian Ordovician of the Frankenwald. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 81. 207–261. Accessed 2020-10-19.