Ramsau Dolomite

The Ramsau Dolomite is a dolomitic geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Bavaria, Germany. It is a unit of the Wetterstein Limestone found in the Limestone Alps. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.[1]

Ramsau Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
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TypeGeologic formation
Unit ofWetterstein Formation
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
Location
Coordinates47.7°N 12.9°E / 47.7; 12.9
Approximate paleocoordinates13.9°N 20.9°E / 13.9; 20.9
RegionBavaria
Country Germany
ExtentNorthern Limestone Alps
Ramsau Dolomite is located in Germany
Ramsau Dolomite
Ramsau Dolomite (Germany)
Ramsau Dolomite is located in Bavaria
Ramsau Dolomite
Ramsau Dolomite (Bavaria)

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:[1]

Bivalves
Gastropods
  • Omphaloptycha rosthorni
  • ?Coelostylina sp.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • G. Tichy. 1980. Gastropoden und Bivalven aus dem karnischen Ramsaudolomit südlich von Bad Reichenhall (Oberbayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [Gastropods and bivalves from the Carnian Ramsau Dolomite south of Bad Reichenhall (Upper Bavaria, Germany)]. Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9(6):221-238
  • E. Kittl. 1912. Materialen zu einer Monographie der Halobiidae und Monotidae der Trias [Monograph on the Halobiidae and Monotidae of the Triassic]. Resultate der Wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees, II Band: Paläontologie der Umgebung des Balatonsees 1(4):1-229

Ramsau Dolomite

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