Type Geologic formation Country Austria, Germany Underlies Raibl Formation | Overlies Reifling Formation Primary Dolostone | |
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Thickness 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) + Regions Eastern Alps, Central Europe | ||
The Wetterstein Formation is a geologic formation in the Northern Calcareous Alps and Drau Range of the Eastern Alps, in Austria and Bavarian Germany, Central Europe.
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Geology
It was formed in the Canarian age of the Late Triassic epoch in the Triassic period, during the Mesozoic Era.
Deeper burial cementation shows a succession with two types of saddle dolomite and three types of blocky calcite. It contains Wetterstein Limestone elements.
Fossils
The formation preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Ladinian−Upper Canarian ages of the Middle and Late Triassic epochs of the Triassic period.
References
Wetterstein Formation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA