Torleite Formation

Torleite Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian
~155–150 Ma
Outcrop of the Torelite Formation near Wattendorf which is the type locality of Balaenognathus maeuseri
TypeFormation
Unit ofUpper Weißjura Group
UnderliesRögling & Painten Formations
OverliesTreuchtlingen Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates50°00′N 11°06′E / 50.0°N 11.1°E / 50.0; 11.1
Approximate paleocoordinates41°12′N 19°12′E / 41.2°N 19.2°E / 41.2; 19.2
RegionBavaria
Country Germany
Torleite Formation is located in Germany
Torleite Formation
Torleite Formation (Germany)

The Torleite Formation is a geologic formation and Lagerstätte in Germany.[1] It preserves fossils dating to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Jurassic period.[2] Animals recovered from the formation include the small theropod dinosaur Sciurumimus, the ctenochasmatid pterosaur Balaenognathus, and the extinct bony fish Anaethalion.

  1. ^ Chellouche et al., in Reitner et al., 2013, p.29
  2. ^ Torleite Formation at Fossilworks.org