Molasse Group

Geology

Formations: Brackwater Molasse (4), Lower Freshwater Molasse (6), Upper Freshwater Molasse (7)

Lithologies: not reported (6), claystone (1), mudstone (7), "shale" (3), siltstone (5), sandstone (26), gravel (2), breccia (1), marl (18), "limestone" (27)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (3), terrestrial indet. (9), estuary/bay (2), paralic indet. (2), delta front (4), fluvial indet. (2), coarse channel fill (2), fine channel fill (7), "channel" (1), levee (1), fluvial-lacustrine indet. (10), lacustrine - large (24), lacustrine - small (2), lacustrine indet. (4)

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the MN 9 or 56.00000 to 9.70000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Occitanie) (195457)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03India (Jammu and Kashmir) (180532 180533 180534 180535)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Switzerland (184043)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (66109 66111)
MP 30 - MN 128.4 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (66110)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (52566)
Agenian23.03 - 20.0Switzerland (Fribourg) (203089 203090 203091 203092 203093 203094)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Switzerland (Aargau) (201974)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (70321)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Switzerland (Bremgarten) (198893)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (66139 66143)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Provence) (84262)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (52061)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) (205184)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Switzerland (72322 72420 72421 72423)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) (106002 106003)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (49102 69098 70359)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) (134954 135038 205187)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (48325)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) (34615 49418 174097 174100)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Germany (Bavaria) (174098)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Switzerland (Aargau) (201975 201976)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France (Gers) (124693)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bavaria) (73996)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (34534)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) (113689 113695 113711 113830 114008 115304 115305 117248 117252 117260 117338 117339 122210 122211 122865 122866 122867 122868 122869 122870 122872 144245 151877 162208)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Germany (Bavaria) (34256)