Plattensandstein
| Plattensandstein | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Anisian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Upper Buntsandstein |
| Underlies | Röt Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°36′N 7°48′E / 47.6°N 7.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 12°48′N 18°48′E / 12.8°N 18.8°E |
| Country |  Germany Switzerland |
   Plattensandstein (Germany) | |
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 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[edit]
The formation has provided fossils of:
See also[edit]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Flagstone, another scissile sandstone, which is used as a roofing material
References[edit]
- ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 517-607
Bibliography[edit]
- 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