2,395Fossil sites
Fossils in Austria
2,395 fossil sites in Austria, with 2,089 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Triassic.
2,395Fossil sites
20Dinosaurs
2,089Finds
11By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianCarboniferousDevonianSilurianOrdovician
By geological period
Quaternary6
Neogene267
Paleogene177
Cretaceous200
Jurassic341
Triassic873
Permian101
Carboniferous45
Devonian301
Silurian78
Ordovician6
What was found
Dinosaurs · 20Struthiosaurus, Zalmoxes, Rhabdodon, Mochlodon, Paronychodon
Pterosaurs · 5Austriadactylus, Austriadraco
Ichthyosaurs · 2Leptonectes
Mammoths and mastodons · 21Deinotherium, Gomphotherium, Tetralophodon, Prodeinotherium, Mammut
Trilobites · 135Helioproetus, Eowinterbergia, Chaunoproetus (Chaunoproetus), Typhloproetus (Silesiops), Liobolina, Semiproetus (Macrobole), Diacoryphe, Haasproetus, Philliboloides, Globusia, Phacops (Phacops), Cyrtoproetus (Sinocyrtoproetus)
Ammonites · 1,906Arcestes, Cladiscites, Phylloceras, Paltechioceras, Lytoceras, Leptechioceras, Juraphyllites, Villania, Partschiceras, Rhacophyllites, Megaphyllites, Hypocladiscites
Geological formations
75
Kössen Formation 341Rauchkofel Formation 72Kendlbach Formation 69Hohe Warte Formation 68Halstatt Formation 61Zlambach Formation 49Hallstatt Formation 41La Valute Formation 40Alticola Formation 35Oberalmer Schichten Formation 33Zweikofel Formation 33Lower Pseudoschwagerina Limestone 28Dobranberg Formation 28Grenzland Formation 26Allgäu Formation 25Pal Grande Formation 22Raibl Formation 20Hierlatz Limestone 19Kok Formation 19Garschella Formation 18Schrambach Formation 17Burgeschleinitz Formation 16Lunz Formation 16Dachstein Formation 15Rossfeld Formation 15Steinmühl Formation 15Hochmoos Formation 15Wetterstein Limestone 14Valentin Formation 13Hauptdolomit 12Wetterstein Formation 12Meledis Formation 12Nierental Formation 12Schnöll Formation 11Lechkogel Formation 11Weissenegg Formation 11Findenig Formation 11Adnet Formation 10Gutenstein Formation 9Oberrhaet Formation 8Leitha Formation 8Kambuhel Formation 8Lethia Formation 7Schrattenkalk 7Cardiola Formation 7Fels Formation 7Paisslberg Formation 7Kambuhel Limestone 7Gerhartsreit Formation 7Plassen Formation 6Pal Limestone 6Schrambach-Schichten Formation 6Trogkofel Formation 6Florianer Schichten Formation 6Oehrli Formation 6Hallstatt Limestone 5Megarella Formation 5Streiteck Formation 4Neuburger Bank-Kalken Formation 4Werfen Formation 4Kressenberg Formation 4Laa Formation 4Pielach Formation 4Ebelsberg Formation 4Ernstbrunn Formation 4Partnach Formation 4Schreyeralm Formation 4Eibiswald Formation 4Auernig Formation 3Bruderndorf Formation 3Kieselkalk 3Oiching Formation 3Leitha Limestone 3Vienna Basin 3Kendelbach Formation 3
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
CollinettaFossil sites: 302
SalzbergFossil sites: 77
NiederlandFossil sites: 75
LettenFossil sites: 54
GeinbergFossil sites: 51
SonnleitnFossil sites: 48
InnerfragantFossil sites: 47
FritzingFossil sites: 43
HausergasseFossil sites: 42
ReithFossil sites: 40
BurgfriedenFossil sites: 39
TrattenbachFossil sites: 32
UnterrohrbachFossil sites: 28
PlöckenFossil sites: 28
HinterrißFossil sites: 27
MüllendorfFossil sites: 27
DobranbergFossil sites: 27
MittereggFossil sites: 26