Wengener Schichten Formation
The Wengener Schichten Formation is a geologic formation in Montenegro. It preserves bivalve and brittle star fossils dating back to the Ladinian of the Triassic period.[1]
| Wengener Schichten Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ladinian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42.3°N 18.9°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 2.0°N 25.2°E |
| Country |  Montenegro |
  Wengener Schichten Formation (Montenegro) | |
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1][2]
- Bivalves
- Ostreida
- Halobiidae
- Ostreida
- Ophiuroidea
- Ophiurida
- Ophiodermatidae
- Palaeocoma raiblana
- Ophiodermatidae
- Ophiurida
References
- Wengener Schichten Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Bachmayer & Kollmann, 1968
Bibliography
- , and . 1968. Ein Ophiure aus der Trias Jugoslawiens. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 72. 645 – 648..
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