«Zone bitumineuse supérieure» (de la Fm. de Pechelbronn)

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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
«Obere bituminöse Zone» (der Pechelbronn-Fm.)
Français
«Zone bitumineuse supérieure» (de la Fm. de Pechelbronn)
Historical Variants

Obere Pechelbronn-Schichten = Obere Pechelbronn-Formation (Ohmert 2017)

Components

Fossil Content
  • charophytes
  • ostracods

Age

Age at top
  • early Oligocene
Age at base
  • early Oligocene

Palaenography and tectonic

Paleogeography
Rhine Graben
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
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