Grès à Voltzia explained
| Grès à Voltzia |
| Type: | Formation |
| Prilithology: | Sandstone |
| Otherlithology: | Clay, Silt, Dolomite |
| Country: | France |
| Unitof: | Upper Buntsandstein |
| Subunits: | Grès à meules, Grès à argilleux, Grès coquillier |
| Underlies: | Grès coquillier |
| Overlies: | Couches intermédiaires |
| Thickness: | Over 20 metres |
| Period: | Anisian |
The Grès à Voltzia is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period, more specifically the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch. It represents a lagerstatte that is well known for its palaeoflora, which shares numerous similarities with palaeobotanical assemblages in the Iberian Peninsula.[1]
See also
References
- Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home. dead.
Notes and References
- Borruel-Abadía . Violeta . Galán-Abellán . Ana Belén . Kustatscher . Evelyn . Diéguez . Carmen . López-Gómez . José . De la Horra . Raúl . Barrenechea . José F. . Arche . Alfredo . 5 November 2014 . Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the early Anisian from sedimentology and plant remains in the SE Iberian Range (E Spain) . . en . 414 . 352–369 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.09.015 . 8 November 2023.
