Dachstein Formation

Dachstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian (Sevatian) ~221–202 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Bivalvia in Dachstein Formation
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	47°36′N 14°00′E / 47.6°N 14.0°E / 47.6; 14.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	25°24′N 17°36′E / 25.4°N 17.6°E / 25.4; 17.6
Region	Styria Veszprém Bessuno, Brescia, South Tyrol Tatra Mountains
Country	Austria Germany Hungary Italy Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland
Dachstein Formation (Alps)

The Dachstein Formation or Dachstein Limestone (German: Dachsteinkalk) is a geologic formation in the Alps and other Tethyan mountain ranges in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia. It preserves fossils dated to the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic period.^[1][2]