The Torleite Formation is a
geologic formation and
Lagerstätte[Chellouche et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.29] in Germany. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in ...
dating back to the
Kimmeridgian stage of the
Jurassic period.
[Torleite Formation]
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.org examples of animals that lived in the formation include the a small primitive megalosaurid theropod dinosaur known as ''
Sciurumimus'' and the extinct bony fish ''
Anaethalion''.
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:
[
]
Crocodylomorphs
* '' Alligatorium franconicum'' (= Neosuchia indet.)[Sachs et al., 2019]
* ''Dakosaurus maximus
''Dakosaurus'' is an extinct genus of crocodylomorph within the family Metriorhynchidae that lived during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous. It was large, with teeth that were serrated and compressed lateromedially (flattened from side t ...
''[Rauhut et al., 2012]
* '' Cricosaurus sp.''[
]
Dinosaurs
* '' Sciurumimus albersdoerferi''[
]
Pterosaurs
* '' Balaenognathus maeuseri''
Turtles
* '' Eurysternum wagleri''[
]
Rhynchocephalians
* '' Sphenofontis velserae
Fish
* '' Anaethalion sp.''
* '' Leptolepides sp.''
* '' Leptolepis sp.''
* '' Pholidophorus sp.''
* '' Pleuropholis sp.''
See also
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
These lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe enumerate the rock layers which preserve the fossilized remains of ancient life in Europe by the modern countries wher ...
References
Bibliography
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* {{cite LSA , last=Rauhut , first=O. W. M. , first2=C. , last2=Foth , first3=H. , last3=Tischlinger , first4=M. A. , last4=Norell , year=2012 , title=Exceptionally preserved juvenile megalosauroid theropod dinosaur with filamentous integument from the Late Jurassic of Germany , journal= Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , volume=29 , pages=11746–11751
Geologic formations of Germany
Jurassic System of Europe
Jurassic Germany
Kimmeridgian Stage
Limestone formations
Lagoonal deposits
Reef deposits
Shallow marine deposits
Lagerstätten
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe
Paleontology in Germany
Formations