Solling Formation

Solling Formation
Stratigraphic range: Olenekian-Anisian
(Spathian-Aegean)
~251.3–242 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofBuntsandstein Group
Sub-unitsSolling-Bausandstein & Chirotherium Sandstone Members
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
OtherSiltstone
Location
Coordinates50°18′N 11°00′E / 50.3°N 11.0°E / 50.3; 11.0
Approximate paleocoordinates16°12′N 19°42′E / 16.2°N 19.7°E / 16.2; 19.7
RegionBavaria, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thuringia
CountryGermany
Solling Formation is located in Germany
Solling Formation
Solling Formation
Solling Formation
Solling Formation
Solling Formation (Germany)

The Solling Formation is a geologic formation in Germany.[1] Formerly considered earliest Triassic (Induan), but later dating places the formation from the Olenekian to Anisian of the Triassic period.