Main dolomite

For the formation in Austria, see Hauptdolomit Formation.
Main dolomite
Hauptdolomit
Stratigraphic range: Carnian & Norian ages,
Late Triassic Epoch,
Mesozoic Era

Main Dolomite Formation, exposed in the Northern Limestone Alps.
Type Geological formation
Thickness 0–2,200 metres (0–7,218 ft)
Lithology
Primary Dolomite (rock)
Location
Region Limestone Alps and Apennines ranges,
Central Europe
Main dolomite of the Langbathscholle, Kaltenbachwildnis, Austria

Main dolomite (also Main Dolomite, German: Hauptdolomit, Italian: Dolomia Principale) is a lithostratigraphic unit in the Alps of Europe.

Geology

The formation is found in:

It is primarily made of dolomite rock, ranging 0–2,200 metres (0–7,218 ft) in thickness. The formation was deposited in shallow lagoons during the Late Carnian and Early Norian ages of the Late Triassic epoch in the Triassic Period, during the Mesozoic Era..

Fossils

Fossil prosauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]

See also

References

  1. Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 517-607 ISBN 0-520-24209-2


Triassic Period
Lower/Early Triassic Middle Triassic Upper/Late Triassic
Induan |Olenekian Anisian | Ladinian Carnian | Norian
Rhaetian


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