Jizera Formation

Jizera Formation
Stratigraphic range: Turonian,
~92 Ma
Ptakoještěří lom u Chocně.jpg
Type locality of the Jizera Formation at a quarry at Zářecká Lhota
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofMiddle Iser Shales
UnderliesTeplice Formation
OverliesBílá Hora Formation
Thicknessup to 420 metres (1,380 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMarlstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates49°59′N 16°14′E / 49.983°N 16.233°E / 49.983; 16.233Coordinates: 49°59′N 16°14′E / 49.983°N 16.233°E / 49.983; 16.233
Country Czech Republic
ExtentBohemian Cretaceous Basin
Type section
Named forJizera Mountains
Jizera Formation is located in Czech Republic
Jizera Formation
Jizera Formation (Czech Republic)

The Jizera Formation is a geologic unit of Late Cretaceous (Turonian) age, located in the Czech Republic. It is a unit of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. It consists of fluvial to shallow marine sediments and pterosaur fossils are among the remains found in the Jizera Formation. The type locality of the Jizera Formation is a quarry in Zářecká Lhota.

Paleofauna

  • Cretornis hlavaci - "a complete humerus (upper arm bone), an ulna, radius, wrist and two phalanges of the wing finger"

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