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Ansbachersandstein

Coordinates: 49°30′N 10°48′E / 49.5°N 10.8°E / 49.5; 10.8
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Ansbachersandstein
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
~235–222 Ma
TypeMember
Unit ofStuttgart Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates49°30′N 10°48′E / 49.5°N 10.8°E / 49.5; 10.8
Approximate paleocoordinates22°06′N 15°42′E / 22.1°N 15.7°E / 22.1; 15.7
RegionNorthern Bavaria
Country Germany
Type section
Named forAnsbach
Ansbachersandstein is located in Germany
Ansbachersandstein
Ansbachersandstein (Germany)
Ansbachersandstein is located in Bavaria
Ansbachersandstein
Ansbachersandstein (Bavaria)

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]

Fossil content

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • 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