Melk Formation

{{short description|Geologic formation in Austria}}

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| name = Melk Formation

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| type = Formation

| age = Chattian-Aquitanian
~{{fossil range|27.84|20.44}}

| period = Aquitanian

| prilithology = Sandstone

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| country = Austria

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The Melk Formation is a geologic formation in Austria. It preserves fossils dated from the Paleogene period to the Neogene period.