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Tauchen Formation

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Tauchen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Langhian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone
Location
RegionStyria
Country Austria

The Tauchen Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils of Metaxytherium, dating back to the Langhian stage of the Miocene period.[1]

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  • D. P. Domning and P. Pervesler. 2012. The sirenian Metaxytherium (Mammalia: Dugongidae) in the Badenian (Middle Miocene) of Central Europe. Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences 105(3):125-160