Torleite Formation

The Torleite Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Germany. It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period. Animals recovered from the formation include the small theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus, the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Balaenognathus, and the extinct bony fish Anaethalion.

Fossil content

The following fossils have been reported from the formation:

Crocodylomorphs

Alligatorium franconicum

Dinosaurs

Juravenator starki

''Sciurumimus albersdoerferi''

Pterosaurs

''Balaenognathus maeuseri''

Turtles

''Eurysternum wagleri''

Rhynchocephalians

''Sphenofontis velserae''

Fish

Anaethalion sp.Leptolepides sp.Leptolepis sp.Pholidophorus sp.

''Pleuropholis sp.''