«Silvanschichten»

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

obsolete term (disused)

Nomenclature

Deutsch

«Silvanschichten»

Français

«Silvanschichten»

Italiano

«Silvanschichten»

English

«Silvanschichten»

Origin of the Name

Nummulites silvanus ?

Historical Variants

Oberer Flysch oder Obwaldner-Schichten = Strata Silvana = Silvan (Kaufmann 1872), Silvanflysch (Kaufmann 1877), Silvanschichten (Boussac 1910, Bayer 1982), Silvansandstein = Schlierenflysch (Rutsch et al. 1966)

Age

Age at top

• Eocene

Age at base

• Late Cretaceous