Mecsek Coal Formation
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The Mecsek Coal Formation is a Jurassic geologic formation in Hungary. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
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Mecsek Coal Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Hettangian-Pliensbachian ~201–183 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Tisza Unit |
Underlies | Kecskehát Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Siltstone |
Other | Coal |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46.1°N 18.2°E / 46.1; 18.2 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 27.6°N 21.6°E / 27.6; 21.6 |
Region | Baranya, Transdanubia |
Country | Hungary |
Type section | |
Named for | Mecsek Mountains |
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