Plattensandstein

The Plattensandstein is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geologic formation in southern Germany and northern Switzerland. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]

Plattensandstein
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofUpper Buntsandstein
UnderliesRöt Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherMudstone
Location
Coordinates47.6°N 7.8°E / 47.6; 7.8
Approximate paleocoordinates12.8°N 18.8°E / 12.8; 18.8
Country Germany
  Switzerland
Plattensandstein is located in Germany
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Plattensandstein (Germany)

Plattensandstein is used in Germany as a natural building stone. It derives its name from the fact that it is usually fissile into slabs with a thickness of several centimeters.

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:

See also

References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 517-607

Bibliography

  • Sues, H.-D., and R. R. Reisz. 2008. Anatomy and Phylogenetic Relationships of Sclerosaurus armatus (Amniota: Parareptilia) from the Buntsandstein (Triassic) of Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28. 1031-1042. .
  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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