Turritellenplatte

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Coordinates: 48°23′20″N 9°53′35″E / 48.389°N 9.893°E / 48.389; 9.893
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The Turritellenplatte of Ermingen ("Erminger Turritellenplatte" near

paleontologists
. It occurs in a very restricted outcrop and is protected in its entirety as a natural monument.

This outcrop of these marine sedimentary rocks is situated in the northern part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin (NAFB) and it is famous for a superabundance of

mollusk in the family Turritellidae. [2] The fauna of this gastropod-rich sandstone reflects mainly near-coastal and shallow marine conditions.[3] Petrographical and palaeontological data allow a correlation of the Turritellenplatte of Ermingen with Burdigalian (Lower Miocene). The Sr-isotope composition of shark teeth in the deposit suggests an age of about 18.5 million years for the Turritellenplatte of Ermingen.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-86544-173-7
  2. ISBN 978-3-86544-168-3
  3. ISSN 0078-2947 (Abstract Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
    )
  4. ISSN 0078-2947 (Abstract
    )

48°23′20″N 9°53′35″E / 48.389°N 9.893°E / 48.389; 9.893

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