Trogkofel Formation

The Trogkofel Formation is a geologic formation in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. It preserves fossils dating back to the Sakmarian to Artinskian stages of the Permian period.

Trogkofel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Sakmarian-Artinskian ~
Trogkofel, namesake of the formation
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	46.6°N 13.2°E / 46.6; 13.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	4.8°N 26.2°E / 4.8; 26.2
Region	Carinthia Friuli Karawanks
Country	Austria Italy Slovenia
Extent	Southern Limestone Alps
Type section
Named for	Trogkofel
Trogkofel Formation (Austria)

Fossil content

The following fossils were reported from the formation:

• Alternifenestella subquadratopora
• Alternifenestella tuberculifera
• Biwaella aff. americana
• Boultonia willsi
• Carnocladia fasciculata
• Eridopora ignota
• Filites trapezoida
• Neostreptognathodus cf. pequopensis
• Polypora sigillata
• Primorella serena
• Pseudofusulina ex gr. fusiformis
• Rhabdomeson hirtum
• Robustoschwagerina spatiosa
• Scacchinella gigantea
• Schubertella paramelonica
• Spirifer (Martinia) macilentus
• Stenophragmidium lamellatum
• Streblotrypa (Streblascopora) germana
• Yokoyamaella (Yokoyamaella) arminiae
• Alternifenestella sp.
• Apterinella sp.
• Dutkevitchia sp.
• Epimastopora sp.
• Eridopora sp.
• Girvanella sp.
• Goniocladia sp.
• Paraptylopora sp.
• Paratriticites sp.
• Penniretepora sp.
• Prismopora sp.
• Pseudofusulina sp.
• Rhombopora sp.
• Rugosofusulina sp.
• Staffella sp.
• Tubiphytes sp.

Flora

• Eugonophyllum johnsoni
• Shamovella obscura
• Anchicodium sp.
• Darvasites sp.
• Ivanovia sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Slovenia

Bibliography

• H. C. Forke. 2002. Biostratigraphic subdivision and correlation of uppermost Carboniferous/Lower Permian sediments in the southern Alps: fusulinoidean and conodont faunas from the Carnic Alps (Austria/Italy), Karavanke Mountains (Slovenia), and southern Urals (Russia). Facies 47:201-275
• A. Ernst. 2000. Permian Bryozoans of the NW-Tethys. Facies 43:79-102
• A. Ramovs. 1986. Reef building organisms and reefs in the Permian of Slovenia, NW Yugoslavia. Memorie della Societa Geologica Italiana 34:189-193
• H. L. Holzer and A. Ramovs. 1979. New rugose corals from the Lower Permian beds of the Karavanke Alps. Geologija 22(1):1-20
• E. Schellwien. 1900. Die Fauna der Trogkofelschichten in den Karnischen Alpen und den Karawanken I. Theil: die Brachiopoden. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 16:1-122