«Gastropodenbank»

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Gastropodenbank»
Français
«Banc à Gastéropodes»
Italiano
«Strato a Gasteropodi»
English
«Gastropod Bed»
Historical Variants

Gastropodenbank (Hess 1953, Rutsch et al. 1966)

Description

Thickness
Ca. 1 m

Components

Fossil Content
  • gastropods
  • foraminifera

Age

Age at top
  • Latest Ladinian
Age at base
  • Latest Ladinian
Dating Method

Oberstes Ladinien (Hess 1953)

Geography

Geographical extent
Auf den südlichen Ofenpassgebiet (Piz d'Aint und Munt Buffalora) beschränkt.
Type area
Unterengadiner Dolomiten (GR)
Type locality
  • Piz d'Aint (GR)
    Site particularities
    • Obergrenze
    • Untergrenze
    • typische Fazies
    Site accessibility
    • Grat
    Coordinates
    • (2818400 / 1167000)
    Note
    • Hess 1953 Fig.3b, Rutsch et al. 1966

Palaenography and tectonic

Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary

References

Definition
Rutsch R. F., ... (1966) : Alpes suisses et Tessin méridional. Lexique stratigraphique international, vol. 1 Europe, fasc. 7c
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