«Scisti a pesci»

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Representation and status

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

Nomenclature

Deutsch
«Fischschiefer»
Français
«Schistes à poissons»
Italiano
«Scisti a pesci»
English
«Fish Shales»
Historical Variants

Fischschiefer (Vonderschmitt 1941), scisti a pesci con strati molto sconvolti (Gandolfi 1942)

Description

Thickness
0.5 m

Components

Fossil Content
  • fish

Hierarchy and sequence

Superordinate unit

Age

Age at top
  • Cretaceous
Age at base
  • Cretaceous

Palaenography and tectonic

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

open-marine (pelagic), quiet environment with stagnant water

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