Mörnsheim Formation
The Mörnsheim Formation is a geologic formation in Germany, near Daiting and Mörnsheim, Bavaria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. It overlies the older Altmühltal Formation in its northwestern extent, and the Painten Formation to the east.[1]
| Mörnsheim Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tithonian | |
 Mörnsheim Formation | |
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Altmühltal & Painten Formations |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
Paleofauna
References
- Rauhut, Oliver WM; Tischlinger, Helmut; Foth, Christian (14 May 2019). "A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany". eLife. 8: e43789. doi:10.7554/eLife.43789. PMC 6516837. PMID 31084702.
- Hone, David W.E.; Lauer, René; Bruce, Bruce; Spindler, Frederik (2023-07-14). "Petrodactyle wellnhoferi gen. et sp. nov.: A new and large ctenochasmatid pterosaur from the Late Jurassic of Germany". Palaeontologia Electronica: 26.2.a25. doi:10.26879/1251.
Further reading
- Wilkin, JTR. (2019). Taphonomy of Tithonian fishes from the Mörnsheim Formation of southern Germany. Zitteliana 93:81-85
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