Vogtendorf Formation
The Vogtendorf Formation, in 2001 redefined from the older name Randschiefer-Serie by Sdzuy et al.,[1] is a geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Tremadocian stage of the Ordovician period.[2]
| Vogtendorf Formation Stratigraphic range: Tremadocian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Gösmes Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Tuff |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50.2°N 11.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 52.3°S 94.2°E |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Vogtendorf, Bavaria |
| Named by | Sdzuy et al. |
| Year defined | 2001 |
  Vogtendorf Formation (Germany) | |
Paleogeography of the late Middle Ordovician. The Vogtendorf Formation was deposited around 52°S
Fossil content
- Trilobites
- Rhynchonellata
References
- Sdzuy et al., 2001
- Vogtendorf Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Benedetto, 2007
Bibliography
- Benedetto, J. L. 2007. New Upper Cambrian-Tremadoc rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from northwestern Argentina: evolutionary trends and early diversification of plectorthoideans in the Andean Gondwana. Journal of Paleontology 81. 261–285.
- Sdzuy, Klaus; Wolfgang Hammann, and Enrique Villas. 2001. The Upper Tremadoc Fauna from Vogtendorf and the Bavarian Ordovician of the Frankenwald. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 81. 207–261. Accessed 2020-10-19.
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