# Fels Formation

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{{Short description|Geologic formation in Austria}}
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| age            = [Burdigalian](/source/Burdigalian)
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The '''Fels Formation''' is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [Austria](/source/Austria). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dated to the [Burdigalian](/source/Burdigalian) age of the [Miocene](/source/Miocene) [period](/source/Period_(geology)).<ref name=FW>[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Fels&group_formation_member=Fels Fels Formation] at [Fossilworks](/source/Fossilworks).org</ref>

== See also ==
* [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Austria)

== References ==
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Category:Miocene Series of Europe
Category:Miocene Austria
Category:Burdigalian
Category:Sandstone formations
Category:Paleontology in Austria
Category:Geologic formations of Austria

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