«Daonellenbank»

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Representation and status

Color CMYK
(0%,0%,0%,100%)
Rank
lithostratigraphic Bed
Validity
Unit is in Use
Status
incorrect name (though informally used)

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Daonellenbank»
Français
«Banc à Daonelles»
Origin of the Name

Namengebendes Fossil (Bivalvengattung): Daonella, insb. der Arten D. vaceki Kittl, D. boeckhi Mojs. und D. caudata Frauenf.

Historical Variants

Daonellenbank (Frauenfelder 1916), untere Fossilbank = Daonellenbank (Senn 1924)

Description

Thickness
0.25 m (Senn 1924)

Components

Fossil Content
  • ammonites
  • bivalves

Daonella, Ceratites luganensis Mojs., Ceratites brembanus Mojs

Age

Age at top
  • Early Ladinian
Age at base
  • Early Ladinian

References

Definition
Frauenfelder A. (1916) : Beiträge zur Geologie der Tessiner Kalkalpen. Eclogae geol. Helv. 14, 247-367
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