The Reingrabener Schiefer (other names Reingraben Shales, „Halobienschiefer“) is a lithostratigraphic unit, often described as independent geologic formation, or as a member of Lunz Formation.[1] Reingraben shales are represented by black-brown or black, hard clayey shales and marly shales. Often contains spherosiderite nodules.[2]
| Reingrabener Schiefer | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Triassic | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria, Slovakia |
| Type section | |
| Named by | F. v. Hauer |
The Reingrabener Schiefer outcrop in the Alps and the Carpathians. It preserves fossils dated to the Triassic period.
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- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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