Trogkofel Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Austria, Slovenia and Italy}}

{{Infobox rockunit

| name = Trogkofel Formation

| image = Aip.jpg

| caption = Trogkofel, namesake of the formation

| type = Formation

| age = Sakmarian-Artinskian
~{{fossil range|293|283}}

| period = Artinskian

| prilithology = Limestone

| otherlithology =

| namedfor = Trogkofel

| namedby =

| region = Carinthia
Friuli
Karawanks

| country = Austria, Italy, Slovenia

| coordinates = {{coord|46.6|N|13.2|E|display=inline,title}}

| paleocoordinates = {{coord|4.8|N|26.2|E|display=inline}}

| unitof =

| subunits =

| underlies =

| overlies =

| thickness =

| extent = Southern Limestone Alps

| area =

| map = {{Location map+ | Austria

| relief = 1

| width = 250

| float = center

| places =

{{Location map~ | Austria

| lat_deg = 46.6

| lon_deg = 13.2

| mark = Pink ff0080 pog.svg

| marksize = 10

}}

{{Location map~ | Austria

| lat_deg = 46.4

| lon_deg = 14.0

| mark = Pink ff0080 pog.svg

| marksize = 10

}}

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The Trogkofel Formation is a geologic formation in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. It preserves fossils dating back to the Sakmarian to Artinskian stages of the Permian period.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Trogkofel&group_formation_member=Trogkofel Trogkofel Formation] at Fossilworks.org