Lacunosamergel-Formation

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Representation and status

Index
joL
Color CMYK
(22%,11%,0%,12%)
Color RGB
R: 175 G: 200 B: 225
Rank
lithostratigraphic Formation
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
valid formal name
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
Lacunosamergel-Formation
Français
Lacunosamergel-Formation
Italiano
Lacunosamergel-Formation
English
Lacunosamergel-Formation
Origin of the Name

Namengebendes Fossil: Brachiopodenart Terebratula lacunosa; siehe auch Lithostratigraphisches Lexikon Deutschland (LithoLex).

Historical Variants
Kimmeridge-Mergel, Lacunosamergel-Formation (STD 2002/2016, LGRB 2016)

Description

Description

Siehe LithoLex (www.bgr.de).

Thickness
20-70 m (LithoLex).

Hierarchy and sequence

Age

Age at top
  • Kimmeridgian
Note about top
Platynota-, Hypselocyclum- und Divisum-Zonen
Age at base
  • Kimmeridgian
Note about base
Platynota-, Hypselocyclum- und Divisum-Zonen
Dating Method
Ammonitenbiostratigraphie: Platynota-, Hypselocyclum- und Divisum-Zonen.

Geography

Geographical extent
Schwäbische Alb (Baden-Württemberg, SW-Deutschland).

Palaenography and tectonic

  • Malm
Tectonic unit (resp. main category)
Kind of protolith
  • sedimentary
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