«Toarcien» (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
«Toarcien»
Français
«Toarcien» (du Lias des Mines)
Historical Variants

Lias schisteux p.p. = Toarcien (Trümpy 1951)

Description

Thickness
250-300 m (Trümpy 1951)

Components

Fossil Content
  • ammonites
  • bivalves

Steinmannia bronni (Voltz), Harpoceratidae, Dactylioceratidae, Hildoceratidae, Dumortieria sp.

Age

Age at top
  • late Toarcian
Age at base
  • early Toarcian
Dating Method

Ammonites (Trümpy 1951)

References

Definition
Trümpy Rodolphe (1951) : Le Lias de la Nappe de Bex (Préalpes internes) dans la Basse Gryonne. Bull. Soc. vaud. Sci. nat. 65, 161-182

p.176: Le Toarcien.
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