Mörnsheim Formation

The Mörnsheim Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period such as the stem-Avialan Alcmonavis. It overlies the older Altmühltal Formation in its northwestern extent, and the Painten Formation to the east.[1]

Mörnsheim Formation
Stratigraphic range: Tithonian
TypeFormation
OverliesAltmühltal Formation, Painten Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Country Germany

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

Wilkin, JTR. (2019). Taphonomy of Tithonian fishes from the Mörnsheim Formation of southern Germany. Zitteliana 93:81-85.


  1. Rauhut, Oliver WM; Tischlinger, Helmut; Foth, Christian (14 May 2019). "A non-archaeopterygid avialan theropod from the Late Jurassic of southern Germany". eLife. 8: e43789. doi:10.7554/eLife.43789. PMC 6516837. PMID 31084702.
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