# Melk Formation

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{{short description|Geologic formation in Austria}}
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| type           = [Formation](/source/Formation_(stratigraphy))
| age            = [Chattian](/source/Chattian)-[Aquitanian](/source/Aquitanian_(stage))<br />~{{fossil range|27.84|20.44}}
| period         = Aquitanian
| prilithology   = [Sandstone](/source/Sandstone)
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The '''Melk Formation''' is a [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [Austria](/source/Austria). It preserves [fossils](/source/fossils) dated to the [Paleogene](/source/Paleogene) and the [Neogene](/source/Neogene) periods.

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

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}

Category:Oligocene Series of Europe
Category:Miocene Series of Europe
Category:Aquitanian age
Category:Chattian Stage
Category:Miocene Austria
Category:Oligocene Austria
Category:Sandstone formations
Category:Paleontology in Austria
Category:Geologic formations of Austria

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