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.
| Torleite Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
Outcrop of the Torelite Formation near Wattendorf which is the type locality of Balaenognathus maeuseri | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Upper Weißjura Group |
| Underlies | Rögling & Painten Formations |
| Overlies | Treuchtlingen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50.0°N 11.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 41.2°N 19.2°E |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
Torleite Formation (Germany) | |
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