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]
| Dovžan Gorge Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Asselian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 46°23′7″N 14°19′51″E / 46.38528°N 14.33083°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 10°06′S 24°42′E / 10.1°S 24.7°E |
| Country |  Slovenia |
  Dovžan Gorge Formation (Slovenia) | |
Fossil content
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ a b Novak, 2007
- ^ a b Fossilworks: Dolzanova Soteska (Permian of Slovenia).
Bibliography
edit- 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