Torleite Formation

Torleite Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~155–150 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Outcrop of the Torelite Formation near Wattendorf which is the type locality of Balaenognathus maeuseri
Type	Formation
Unit of	Upper Weißjura Group
Underlies	Rögling & Painten Formations
Overlies	Treuchtlingen Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Mudstone
Location
Coordinates	50°00′N 11°06′E / 50.0°N 11.1°E / 50.0; 11.1
Approximate paleocoordinates	41°12′N 19°12′E / 41.2°N 19.2°E / 41.2; 19.2
Region	Bavaria
Country	Germany
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.