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Leithia, Großhöflein, Eisenstadt-Umgebung District, Burgenland, Austria
Formation | Leithia |
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Age: | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
Interval | Middle Miocene |
Tectonic Setting | Pull-apart basin |
Lithology | framestone |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 1 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Leitha Limestone Coral Interval 1 | Großhöflein, Eisenstadt-Umgebung District, Burgenland, Austria | Leithia |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Leitha | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | framestone, "limestone" | 19 |
Leitha Limestone | 11.6 - 7.25 Ma Miocene | limestone | 18 |
Lethia | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | limestone, marl, rudstone, framestone/rudstone | 27 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Tarbellastraea reussiana species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Tarbellastraea : Tarbellastraea reussiana | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Riegl B., Piller W.E. (2000) Biostromal Coral Facies—A Miocene Example from the Leitha Limestone (Austria) and its Actualistic Interpretation, Palaios 15 5, 399-413 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!