Vigla Formation
Geologic formation in Albania and Greece
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The Vigla Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation found mostly in Albania and Greece.
| Vigla Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Barremian-mid Albian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Dercourt Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Chert |
| Other | Limestone, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40.0°N 20.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 20.9°N 21.3°E |
| Country | Albania Greece |
  Vigla Formation (Albania) | |
During the Late Cretaceous period, the uplifted margins of the grabens caused erosion of the pre-existing deposits of the Lower Cretaceous “Vigla Formation”.[1]
Fossil content
It contains radiolarian fossils dated to the late Barremian to middle Albian of the Cretaceous period.[2]
Polycystina
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Name | Species | Locality | Material | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaeniotyle | umbilicata | Panaya PAN R24
MG 102 |
[2] | ||
| Triactoma | cf. hybum | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| hybum | MG 102 | ||||
| cf. paronai | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 |
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| Angulobracchia | portmanni | Panaya PAN R24
MG 102 Panaya PAN R27 |
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| Crucella | spp. | Panaya PAN R24
Panaya PAN R27 Paliambela TD-9 |
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| cf. messinae | SO-PAL 107
MG 108 |
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| Crolanium | puga | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| cf. cuneatum | PAN R28
Paliambela TD-9 |
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| spineum | Paliambela TD-9
Paliambela TD-10 |
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| Pseudoeucyrtis | hanni | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 51 MG 102 Panaya PAN R27 |
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| Thanarla | brouweri | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 51 Mg 102 SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 MG 108 Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| pseudodecora | SO-PAL 21
MG 51 Mg 102 |
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| pulchra | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 |
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| praeveneta | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 |
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| spoletoensis | Paliambela TD-11 | ||||
| Archaeodictyomitra | lacrimula | Panaya PAN R24
MG 51 MG 102 |
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| vulgaris | MG 102
SO-PAL 102 |
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| montisserei | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 102 SO-PAL 128 SO-PAL 111 MG 108 |
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| Dictyromitra | communis | Panaya PAN R24 | |||
| gracilis | Panaya PAN R27
Paliambela TD-11 |
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| montisserei | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| Becus | helenae | MG 102 | |||
| Halesium | sp. | SO-PAL 107
SO-PAL 202 |
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| cf. diacanthum | PAN R28 | ||||
| Dactyliodiscus | cf. lenticulatus | SO-PAL 102
SO-PAL 111 |
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| Acaeniotyle | amplissima | SO-PAL 102
Panaya PAN R27 PAN R28 |
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| cf. tribulosa | PAN R28
Paliambela TD-9 |
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| Acastea | diaphorogona | SO-PAL 102
SO-PAL 111 PAN R28 |
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| Dicerosaturnalis | amissus | SO-PAL 102 | |||
| Stichomitra | communis | SO-PAL 102
SO-AL 128 MG 107 MG 108 Paliambela TD-8 PAN R29 Paliambela TD-9 Paliambela TD-10 Paliambela TD-11 |
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| Pessagnobrachia | cf. fabianii | SO-PAL 128 | |||
| Acanthocircus | levis | SO-PAL 128 | |||
| Ultranapora | cf. praespinifera | SO-PAL 128 | Now classified as Napora, a synonym.[3] | ||
| Napora | SO-PAL 128 | ||||
| Mita | gracilis | SO-PAL 128
MG 108 |
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| Obeliscoites | perspicuous | SO-PAL 111 | |||
| cf. perspicuous | Paliambela TD-8 | ||||
| Pseudodicyomitra | cf. carpatica | Panaya PAN R24
SO-PAL 21 MG 102 |
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| cf. lodogaensis | SO-PAL 107
PAN R28 Paliambela TD-9 |
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| hornatissima | Panaya PAN R27 | ||||
| pentacolaensis | Paliambela TD-9
Paliambela TD-10 |
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| Archaeospongoprunum | cf. cortinaensis | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Staurasphaera | longispina | Panaya PAN R27
PAN R28 |
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| Hiscocapsa | asseni | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Crolanium | spineum | Panaya PAN R27 | |||
| Acanthocircus | cf. angustus | PAN R28 | |||
| cf. multidentatus | Paliambela TD-11 | ||||
| Holocryptocanium | barbui | PAN R29 | |||
| Xitus | mclaughlini | Paliambela TD-10
Paliambela TD-11 |