Dovžan Gorge Formation
| Dovžan Gorge Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Asselian ~299–295 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Dovžan Gorge Formation (Slovenia) |
The Dovžan Gorge Formation (Slovene: dovžanovosoteška formacija)[1] is a geologic formation in Slovenia.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. The formation is named after the Dovžan Gorge.[1]
Fossil content
The following fossils have been reported from the formation:[2]
- Trilobites
- Ditomopyge aff. kumpani
- Paraphillipsia aff. taurica
- Pseudophillipsia (Carniphillipsia) aff. caruancensis
- Neoproetus sp.
- Pseudophillipsia sp.
- Brachiopods
- Capillomesolobus heritschi
References
- ^ a b Novak, 2007
- ^ a b Fossilworks: Dolzanova Soteska (Permian of Slovenia).
Bibliography
- Novak, Matevž (2007), "Depositional Environment of Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian Beds in the Karavanke Mountains (Southern Alps, Slovenia)", Geologija, 50 (2): 262, 264, doi:10.5474/geologija.2007.018
- Hahn, G.; Hahn, R.; Ramovs, A. (1970), "Perm-Trilobiten aus Slowenien, NW-Jugoslawien", Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 51: 331–333
