Locality
16°39´17" east longitude, 48°29´38" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Nexing, Austria, Europa
Personal relationship of donor
Stratigraphic reference collection
Historical relevance of location
Tertiary stratigraphy is based on studies of fossil-rich marine sands. London, Paris, and Vienna are built on Tertiary marine strata.
Geological relevance of location
During the Tertiary a basin developed north of the Alps and was filled with marine sediments and alluvial sands. The specimen is evidence for the existence of a sea coast near Nexing, Austria, at that time.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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marine sand containing fossil shells
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Colour
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light yellow
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Age
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Miocene, Tertiary, 14 million years
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Donor
Geoscientific Collections Section of the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Geological Survey of Lower Saxony,
Hannover,
Germany