Painten Formation
Stratigraphic range: early Tithonian
~150–148 Ma
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TypeFormation
Sub-unitsÖchselberg member
UnderliesMörnsheim Formation
OverliesTorleite Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates48°54′N 11°36′E / 48.9°N 11.6°E / 48.9; 11.6
Approximate paleocoordinates40°12′N 19°36′E / 40.2°N 19.6°E / 40.2; 19.6
Region Bavaria
Country Germany
Type section
Named forPainten, near Kelheim
Painten Formation is located in Germany
Painten Formation
Painten Formation (Germany)

The Painten Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic period.[1]

Description

It is roughly contemporary with the Altmühltal Formation (which includes the true Solnhofen limestone), as they both underlay the Mörnsheim Formation.[2] The 12th specimen, or "Schamhaupten specimen", of Archaeopteryx was uncovered in the lower portion of the Painten Formation.[2] Other dinosaurs found here include Juravenator, Ostromia and possibly Compsognathus.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1]

Reptiles

* Schoenesmahl dyspepsia[3]

Fish

Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes

Invertebrates

Echinoids
Crinoids
Corals

Flora

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Painten Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b Rauhut et al., 2019
  3. ^ Reisdorf, A.G.; Wuttke, M. (2012). "Re-evaluating Moodie's Opisthotonic-Posture Hypothesis in fossil vertebrates. Part I: Reptiles – The taphonomy of the bipedal dinosaurs Compsognathus longipes and Juravenator starki from the Solnhofen Archipelago (Jurassic, Germany)". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 92 (1): 119–168. doi:10.1007/s12549-011-0068-y. S2CID 129785393
  4. ^ Fabre, 1981
  5. ^ Rauhut et al., 2018
  6. ^ Tischlinger & Frey, 2013
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Arratia, 2000

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