Höwenegg-Schichten

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Representation and status

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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
informal term

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Höwenegg-Schichten
Français
Couches du Höwenegg
Italiano
Strati del Höwenegg
English
Höwenegg Beds
Origin of the Name

Höwenegg (Deutschland)

Historical Variants

Höweneggschichten (Hofmann 1957b, Büchi 1960), Höwenegg-Schichten (Nagra 2004), Höwenegg-Formation (Jordan 2007)

Description

Thickness
Ca. 60 m (Büchi 1960).

Components

Fossil Content
  • mammals

Hipparion

Hierarchy and sequence

Upper boundary

Melilithbasalte des Hegaus.

Age

Age at top
  • Messinian
Age at base
  • Tortonian
Dating Method

«Pontien» (Hofmann 1957b, Büchi 1960): Hipparion (Tobien 1938).

Geography

Type area
Hegau (Baden-Württemberg, Süddeutschland)

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Quaternary
  • OSM-II
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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