Ansbachersandstein
The Ansbachersandstein (German for Ansbach Sandstone) is a Late Triassic (Carnian) geologic formation in Germany. Indeterminate fossil ornithischian tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
| Ansbachersandstein Stratigraphic range: Carnian ~235–222 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Member |
| Unit of | Stuttgart Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49.5°N 10.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 22.1°N 15.7°E |
| Region | Northern Bavaria |
| Country |  |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Ansbach |
  Ansbachersandstein (Germany)  Ansbachersandstein (Bavaria) | |
Fossil content
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Benkersandstein, contemporaneous ichnofossiliferous formation of Bavaria
- Chañares Formation, fossiliferous formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, Argentina
- Candelária Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of the Paraná Basin, Brazil
- Molteno Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lesotho and South Africa
- Pebbly Arkose Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Denmark Hill Insect Bed, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Queensland, Australia
- Madygen Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Kyrgyzstan
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- H. Klein and S. G. Lucas. 2013. The Late Triassic tetrapod ichnotaxon Apatopus lineatus (Bock 1952) and its distribution. In L. H. Tanner, J. A. Spielmann, S. G. Lucas (eds.), The Triassic System: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (61)
- F. Heller. 1952. Reptilfährten-Funde aus dem Ansbacher Sandstein des Mittleren Keupers von Franken [Reptile track discoveries from the Anshbacher Sandstone of the Middle Keuper of Franconia]. Geologische Blätter für Nordost-Bayern und angrenzende Gebiete 2(4):129-141
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