Hochmoos Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Austria}}
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| name = Hochmoos Formation
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| type = Formation
| age = Santonian
~{{Fossil range|85|83.7}}
| period = Santonian
| prilithology = Mudstone, sandstone, shale
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| region = Central Europe
| country = Austria
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| unitof = Gosau Group
| subunits = *Hochmoos Member
- Hofergraben Member
- Sandkalkbank Member
| underlies = Bibereck Formation
| overlies = Grabenbach Formation
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The Hochmoos Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Santonian of the Cretaceous period.
See also
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External links
- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 8 July 2014|archive-date= 25 March 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060448/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home|url-status= live}}
Category:Upper Cretaceous Series of Europe
Category:Geologic formations of Austria
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