Leitha Limestone
| Leitha Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mid-Late Miocene (Badenian) ~ | |
 Old quarry in Fertőrákos | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Baden Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria Czech Republic Hungary Poland |
The Leitha Limestone is a geologic formation in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. It preserves fossils dated to the Middle to Late Miocene period.
Fossil content
Various fossils have been found in the formation:[1]
- Aetobatis irregularis
- Araloselachus cuspidata
- Carcharias (Hypoprion) sp.
- Carcharias (Aprionodon) cf. collata
- Carcharodon hastalis
- Cetotherium priscum
- Coris sigismundi
- Eugaleus latus
- Galeocerdo aduncus
- Galeus aduncus
- Galeus cf. canis
- Halitherium schinzii
- Heterodelphis leiodontus
- Hemipristis serra
- Isurus desorii
- Kentriodon fuchsii
- Megalodon
- Metaxytherium medium
- Myliobatis cf. meridionalis
- Notidanus primigenius
- Odontaspis acutissima
- Odontaspis macrota
- Oxyrhina xyphodon
- Pachyacanthus suessii
- Prionodon sp.
- Raja sp.
- Sparus sp.
- Symphodus westneati
- Wainwrightilabrus agassizi
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Czech Republic
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Poland