Tauglboden Formation


The Tauglboden Formation is a geologic formation in Salzburg, Austria. It preserves fossils dating back to the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period. The radiolarites were deposited in a deep marine environment.

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:
;Radiolarians
  • Nassellaria
  • * Dibolachras chandrika
  • * Mirifusus guadalupensis
  • * M. mediodilatatus
  • * Podocapsa amphitreptera
  • * Spongocapsula palmerae
  • * Podobursa sp.
  • Polycystina
  • * Homoeoparonaella argolidensis
  • * H. elegans
  • * Orbiculiforma mclaughlini
  • * Tritrabs casmaliensis
  • * T. ewingi
  • * T. exotica
  • * Patulibracchium cf. californiaensis
  • * ''Pentasphaera sp.''