List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Croatia

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Croatia.


List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

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Formation Period Notes
Promina Formation Bartonian [1]
Foraminiferal Limestones Formation Middle Eocene [2]
Pučišća Formation middle Campanian [3][4]
Rasotica Formation Campanian [5]
Gornji Humac Formation late Turonian-early Coniacian [6]
Kanfanar Formation early Aptian [7]
Porec Formation late Tithonian [8]
Hauptdolomit Formation Rhaetian [9]
Neoschwagerina Beds Formation Roadian [10]

See also

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References

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Further reading

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Paleogene
  • F. Grandi and F. Bona. 2017. Prominatherium dalmatinum from the late Eocene of Grancona (Vicenza, NE Italy). The oldest terrestrial mammal of the Italian peninsula. Comptes Rendus Palevol 16(7):738-745
  • C. E. Schweitzer, A. M. Shirk, V. Cosovic, Y. Okan, R. M. Feldmann and I. Hosgor. 2007. New species of Harpactocarcinus from the Tethyan Eocene and their paleoecological setting. Journal of Paleontology 81(5):1091-1100
  • G. Kolosvary. 1967. Korallen und Balaniden aus den paläogenen Schichten Jugoslawiens [Corals and balanids from Paleogene beds of Yugoslavia]. Geologija 10:205-218
  • R. Pavlovec. 1959. Zgornjeeocenska favna iz okolice Drnisa [Upper Eocene fauna from Drnis area]. Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne in Medicinske Vede 5:349-416
Cretaceous
  • D. K. Hennhoefer, E. Pascual-Cebrian, T. Korbar, W. Stinnesbeck, and S. Goetz. 2014. Radiolitid rudist colonisation strategies and biostrome development in moderate-energy inner-platform environments (Campanian, Brac Island, Croatia). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 403:80-87
  • T. Korbar, B. C. Tesovic, I. Radovanovic, K. Krizmanic, T. Steuber and P. W. Skelton. 2010. Campanian Pseudosabinia from the Pucisca Formation on the island of Hvar (Adriatic Sea, Croatia). Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences 19:721-731
  • T. Korbar. 2007. Intra-association development and paleobiology of Upper Cretaceous rudist Biradiolites angulosus. In R. W. Scott (ed.), Cretaceous rudists and carbonate platforms: environmental feedback, SEPM Special Publication 87:141-150
  • A. Mezga, C. A. Meyer, B. C. Tesovic, Z. Bajraktarevic, and I. Gusic. 2006. The first record of dinosaurs in the Dalmatian part (Croatia) of the Adriatic-Dinaric carbonate platform (ADCP). Cretaceous Research 27:735-742
  • J. P. Masse, M. Fenerci-Masse, T. Korbar and I. Velic. 2004. Lower Aptian rudist faunas (Bivalvia, Hippuritoidea) from Croatia. Geologia Croatica 57(2):117-137
  • A. Laviano and P. W. Skelton. 1992. Favus antei, a new genus and species of a bizarre "big cell" radiolitid from the Upper Cretaceous of eastern Tethys. Geologica Romana 28:61-77
Jurassic
  • A. Mezga, D. Buckovic, and F. Santak. 2017. New dinosaur tracksite in the Late Jurassic of Kirmenjak quarry (Istria). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 123(3):443-454
  • A. Mezga, B. C. Tesovic, and Z. Bajraktarevic. 2007. First record of dinosaurs in the Late Jurassic of the Adriatic-Dinaridic carbonate platform (Croatia). Palaios 22(2):188-199
Triassic
  • B. Sokac and T. Grgasovic. 1998. Asterocalculus heraki n. gen., n. sp., a new calcareous alga (Gymnocodiaceae) from the Upper Triassic Hauptdolomite of Zumberak, north Croatia. Facies 38:197-206
Permian
  • J. Sremac. 1986. Middle Permian brachiopods from the Velebit Mts. (Croatia, Yogoslavia). Palaeontologia Jugoslavica 35:1-43
  • E. Flügel, V. Kochansky-Devidé, and A. Ramovs. 1984. A Middle Permian calcisponge/algal/cement reef: Straza near Bled, Slovenia. Facies 10:179-256