{{Short description|Geologic formation in Central Europe}} {{Infobox rockunit | name = Raibl Formation | image = Dolomiti 3.jpg | caption = Raibl stratum, Sella group (Pordoi), Dolomites | type = Geologic formation | age = Norian<br>{{fossil range|222|208}} | period = Norian | prilithology = | otherlithology = | namedfor = Cave del Predil (Raibl) | namedby = | region = Eastern Alps<br />Central Europe | country = Austria<br>Italy<br>Slovenia | coordinates = | paleocoordinates = | unitof = | subunits = | underlies = Hauptdolomit Formation | overlies = Partnach Formation | thickness = | extent = | area = | map = | map_caption = }}

The '''Raibl Formation''' is an Upper Triassic geologic formation in the Northern and Southern Limestone mountain ranges of the Eastern Alps, in Central Europe.<ref name=gbooks>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0KXptTYvKv8C&dq=%27Wetterstein+Formation&pg=PA790 Google Books: ''The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozoic and Cenozoic'']; edited by Tom McCan; pages 790-797.</ref>

== Description == It preserves fossils dating back to the Norian Middle Triassic sub-period of the Triassic period, during the Mesozoic Era.<ref>{{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|archive-date= 19 August 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220819182839/https://www.fossilworks.org/|url-status= dead}}</ref>

== See also == * {{C|Geology of the Alps}} * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Austria * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Italy * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Slovenia

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Category:Geologic formations of Slovenia Category:Triassic System of Europe Category:Triassic Austria Category:Triassic Italy Category:Norian Stage Category:Geology of the Alps Category:Northern Limestone Alps Category:Southern Limestone Alps Category:Geologic formations of Austria Category:Geologic formations of Italy