| Nötsch Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Serpukhovian-Moscovian (Alportian) ~326–315 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Breccia, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°36′N 13°36′E / 46.6°N 13.6°E / 46.6; 13.6 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 15°54′S 20°36′E / 15.9°S 20.6°E / -15.9; 20.6 |
| Region | Carinthia |
| Country | Austria |
| Extent | Carnic Alps |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Nötsch |
  Nötsch Formation (Austria) | |
The Nötsch Formation is a geologic formation in the Carnic Alps of southern Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Serpukhovian to Moscovian ages of the Carboniferous period.
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:
- Arachnids
- Ophiocistioidea
See also
References
- ^ Nötsch Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Rossler & Brauckmann, 2000
- ^ Schraut, 1995
Bibliography
- Rossler, R.; Brauckmann, C. (2000), "Der erste Arachnidenfund im Paläozoikum der Alpen: Aphantomartus pustulatus (Scudder 1884) aus dem ältesten Ober-Karbon (mittleres bis oberes Namurium A) von Nötsch (Österreich)", Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 142: 227–234
- Schraut, G (1995), "Anguloserra carinthiaca n sp, eine neue Ophiocistioideen-Art (Echinodermata) aus dem Unter Karbon von Nötsch (Kärnen/Osterreich)", Jahrbuch der geologischen Bundesanstalt, 138: 123–129