«Crioceras-Schichten» (sensu Escher 1854)

Representation and status

Color CMYK
N/A
Color RGB
R: 125 G: 125 B: 125
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is not in Use
Status
incorrect term (disused)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Crioceras-Schichten» (sensu Escher 1854)
Français
«Couches à Crioceras» (sensu Escher 1854)
Italiano
«Strati a Crioceras» (sensu Escher 1854)
English
«Crioceras Beds» (sensu Escher 1854)
Origin of the Name

Namengebendes Fossil: heteromorphe Ammonitenart Crioceras.

Historical Variants

Criocerasschichten (Escher 1854, Escher 1878), Crioceras-Schichten = Oberes Neocom (Stutz 1882), Couches à Criocères de l'Altmann (Sayn 1894)

Nomenclatorial Remarks

Die Originalarbeit von Escher erschien effektiv erst 1859.

Geography

Type area
Justistal, Hohgantgebiet

Palaenography and tectonic

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