Vigla Formation Explained

Vigla Formation
Type:	Formation
Age:	Late Barremian-mid Albian ~
Period:	Aptian
Prilithology:	Chert
Otherlithology:	Limestone, claystone
Country:	Albania Greece
Coordinates:	40°N 20.1°W
Paleocoordinates:	20.9°N 21.3°W
Subunits:	Dercourt Member

The Vigla Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation found mostly in Albania and Greece.

During the Late Cretaceous period, the uplifted margins of the grabens caused erosion of the pre-existing deposits of the Lower Cretaceous “Vigla Formation”.^[1]

Fossil content

It contains radiolarian fossils dated to the late Barremian to middle Albian of the Cretaceous period.^[2]

Polycystina

Name	Species	Locality	Material	Notes	Reference
Acaeniotyle	umbilicata	Panaya PAN R24MG 102
Triactoma	cf. hybum	Panaya PAN R24
	hybum	MG 102
	cf. paronai	Panaya PAN R27PAN R28
Angulobracchia	portmanni	Panaya PAN R24MG 102 Panaya PAN R27
Crucella	spp.	Panaya PAN R24Panaya PAN R27 Paliambela TD-9
	cf. messinae	SO-PAL 107MG 108
Crolanium	puga	Panaya PAN R24
	cf. cuneatum	PAN R28Paliambela TD-9
	spineum	Paliambela TD-9Paliambela TD-10
Pseudoeucyrtis	hanni	Panaya PAN R24SO-PAL 21 MG 51 MG 102 Panaya PAN R27
Thanarla	brouweri	Panaya PAN R24SO-PAL 21 MG 51 Mg 102 SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 MG 108 Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11
	pseudodecora	SO-PAL 21MG 51Mg 102
	pulchra	SO-PAL 107SO-PAL 102
	praeveneta	SO-PAL 107SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128
	spoletoensis	Paliambela TD-11
Archaeodictyomitra	lacrimula	Panaya PAN R24MG 51 MG 102
	vulgaris	MG 102SO-PAL 102
	montisserei	SO-PAL 107SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 SO-PAL 111 MG 108
Dictyromitra	communis	Panaya PAN R24
	gracilis	Panaya PAN R27Paliambela TD-11
	montisserei	Panaya PAN R27PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11
Becus	helenae	MG 102
Halesium	sp.	SO-PAL 107SO-PAL 202
	cf. diacanthum	PAN R28
Dactyliodiscus	cf. lenticulatus	SO-PAL 102SO-PAL 111
Acaeniotyle	amplissima	SO-PAL 102Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28
	cf. tribulosa	PAN R28Paliambela TD-9
Acastea	diaphorogona	SO-PAL 102SO-PAL 111 PAN R28
Dicerosaturnalis	amissus	SO-PAL 102
Stichomitra	communis	SO-PAL 102SO-AL 128 MG 107 MG 108 Paliambela TD-8 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11
Pessagnobrachia	cf. fabianii	SO-PAL 128
Acanthocircus	levis	SO-PAL 128
Ultranapora	cf. praespinifera	SO-PAL 128		Now classified as Napora, a synonym.
Napora		SO-PAL 128
Mita	gracilis	SO-PAL 128MG 108
Obeliscoites	perspicuous	SO-PAL 111
	cf. perspicuous	Paliambela TD-8
Pseudodicyomitra	cf. carpatica	Panaya PAN R24SO-PAL 21 MG 102
	cf. lodogaensis	SO-PAL 107PAN R28 Paliambela TD-9
	hornatissima	Panaya PAN R27
	pentacolaensis	Paliambela TD-9Paliambela TD-10
Archaeospongoprunum	cf. cortinaensis	Panaya PAN R27
Staurasphaera	longispina	Panaya PAN R27PAN R28
Hiscocapsa	asseni	Panaya PAN R27
Crolanium	spineum	Panaya PAN R27
Acanthocircus	cf. angustus	PAN R28
	cf. multidentatus	Paliambela TD-11
Holocryptocanium	barbui	PAN R29
Xitus	mclaughlini	Paliambela TD-10Paliambela TD-11

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Albania
  • Kalur Chert
  • Han-Bulog Formation
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Greece

Further reading

• T. Danelian, F. Baudin, S. Gardin, E. Masure, C. Ricordel, I. Fili, T. Mecaj and K. Mustaq. 2007. The record of mid Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events from the Ionian zone of southern Albania. Revue de Micropaléontologie 50(3):225-237
• T. Danelian, H. Tsikos, S. Gardin, F. Baudin, J.-P. Bellier and L. Emmanuel. 2004. Global and regional palaeoceanographic changes as recorded in the mid-Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) sequence of the Ionian zone (NW Greece). Journal of the Geological Society 161:703-709

Notes and References

1. Web site: Late Cretaceous to early Eocene geological history . 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.01.026 . April 24, 2024.
2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Vigla&group_formation_member=Vigla Vigla Formation