Poudingue polygénique de Mettemberg

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,7%,36%,14%)
Color RGB
R: 220 G: 205 B: 140
Rank
lithostratigraphic unit
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
local name (informal)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Mettemberg-Nagelfuh
Français
Poudingue polygénique de Mettemberg
Italiano
Conglomerato del Mettemberg
English
Mettemberg Conglomerate
Origin of the Name

Mettembert (JU)

Historical Variants
N.N. Greppin 1874, Vindobon (Liniger 1925)

Components

Fossil Content
  • gastropods
  • ostreids
  • shark teeth
  • pectinids
Turritella sp., Pecten sp., Ostrea sp., Haifischzähnchen (Liniger 1925 S.34).

Age

Dating Method
Mittelmiocän = Untervindobonien (Liniger 1925)
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