«Untere Tonsteinschichten»

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(11%,0%,35%,27%)
Color RGB
R: 165 G: 185 B: 120
Rank
lithostratigraphic Member (Subformation)
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)
Status discussion

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Untere Tonsteinschichten»
Français
«Untere Tonsteinschichten»
Italiano
«Untere Tonsteinschichten»
English
«Untere Tonsteinschichten»
Historical Variants

Untere Tonsteinschichten (Winkler 1983), Untere Tonstein-Schichten (Winkler & Mohler in: Bayer et al. 1983), Lower Tonstein-Schichten (Winkler et al. 1990), Lower Tonsteinschichten (Bütler et al. 2011)

Description

Thickness
40 m und mehr

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit
Units at roof

Age

Age at top
  • Thanetian
Note about top

?frühes Thanétien

Age at base
  • Danian
Note about base

spätes Danien

Palaenography and tectonic

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

Material and varia

15203122
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