The Pielach Formation is a geologic formation in Lower Austria, Austria. It preserves fossils dated to the Chattian age (late Kiscellian to early Egerian) of the Oligocene Epoch. The formation unconformably overlies basement rock, and is overlain by the Melk Formation.
Fossil content The formation has provided fossils of:Pielach Formation at Fossilworks.orgHarzhauser & Mandic, 2001 Bivalves
Acanthocardia bojorum Acanthocardia bokorum Angulus (Peronidia) Anomia ephippium Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Cordiopsis incrassata Crassostrea fimbriata Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Gari protracta Isognomon (Hippochaeta) maxillatus Lucinella divaricata Lutraria (Lutraria) sanna Macrocallista beyrichi Mytilopsis basteroti Mytilus (Crenomytilus) aquitanicus Polymesoda subarata Saxolucina heberti Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Thracia ventricosa Teredo sp. Cardiidae indet.
Gastropods
Agapilia picta Bullia hungarica Calyptraea chinensis Cochlis tigrina Euspira helicina Granulolabium plicatum Melanopsis impressa Mesohalina margaritaceus Theodoxus crenulatus Turritella (Haustator) venus
See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria
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