Wetterstein Formation

Wetterstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carnian Late Triassic
Type Geologic formation
Underlies Raibl Formation, Lunz Formation
Overlies Reifling Formation
Thickness 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) +
Lithology
Primary Dolomite, Wetterstein Limestone
Location
Region Eastern Alps
Central Europe
Country Austria, Germany

The Wetterstein Formation is a geologic formation in the Northern Calcareous Alps and Drau Range of the Eastern Alps, in Austria and Bavarian Germany, Central Europe.[1][2]

Geology

It was formed in the Carnian age of the Late Triassic epoch in the Triassic period, during the Mesozoic Era.[1][2]

Deeper burial cementation shows a succession with two types of saddle dolomite and three types of blocky calcite. It contains Wetterstein Limestone elements.[1]

Fossils

The formation preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Ladinian−Upper Canarian ages of the Middle and Late Triassic epochs of the Triassic period.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zeeh S (1995). "Diagenetic evolution of the Carnian Wetterstein platforms of the Eastern Alps". Sedimentology. 42: 199–222. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.1995.tb02099.x.
  2. 1 2 Google Books: The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic; edited by Tom McCan; pages 790-797.
  3. ↑ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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