Raibl Formation Explained

Raibl Formation
Type:Geologic formation
Age:Norian
Period:Norian
Namedfor:Cave del Predil (Raibl)
Region:Eastern Alps
Central Europe
Country:Austria
Italy
Slovenia
Underlies:Hauptdolomit Formation
Overlies:Partnach Formation

The Raibl Formation is an Upper Triassic geologic formation in the Northern and Southern Limestone mountain ranges of the Eastern Alps, in Central Europe.[1]

Description

It preserves fossils dating back to the Norian Middle Triassic sub-period of the Triassic period, during the Mesozoic Era.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0KXptTYvKv8C&dq=%27Wetterstein+Formation&pg=PA790 Google Books: The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic
  2. Web site: Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). 17 December 2021.