Pliensbachien (du Lias des Mines)

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Representation and status

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Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Pliensbachien
Français
Pliensbachien (du Lias des Mines)
Historical Variants
Lias calcaire p.p. = Pliensbachien (Trümpy 1951)

Description

Thickness
Env. 20 m (Trümpy 1951)

Components

Fossil Content
  • belemnites

Hierarchy and sequence

Age

Age at top
  • early Pliensbachian (= Carixian)
Note about top
zone à Prodactylioceras davoei
Age at base
  • early Pliensbachian (= Carixian)
Dating Method
Ammonites (Androgynoceras sp. ; Trümpy 1951)
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