The Löwenstein Formation (Stubensandstein in Baden-Württemberg, Burgsandstein in
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
) is a
lithostratigraphic
Lithostratigraphy is a sub-discipline of stratigraphy, the geological science associated with the study of strata or rock layers. Major focuses include geochronology, comparative geology, and petrology.
In general, strata are primarily igneous ...
formation of the
Keuper
The Keuper is a lithostratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe. The Keuper consists of dolomite, shales or claystones and evaporites that were deposited during the Middle and Lat ...
in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is underlain by the
Mainhardt Formation and overlain by the
Trossingen Formation
The Trossingen Formation, formerly the Knollenmergel (also known as the Arnstadt Formation), is a geological formation in Germany and Switzerland. It dates back to the late Norian-Rhaetian. It belongs to the Keuper Group of the Germanic Triassi ...
. It dates back to the middle
Norian
The Norian is a division of the Triassic geological period, Period. It has the rank of an age (geology), age (geochronology) or stage (stratigraphy), stage (chronostratigraphy). It lasted from ~227.3 to Mya (unit), million years ago. It was prec ...
.
[Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 521–525. .]
Fauna
Theropod tracks and an unnamed herrerasaur genus are known from the Lower Stubensandstein.
Archosaurs
Dinosaurs
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= Theropods
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Reptiles
Other Amniotes
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Cyclotosaurus
''Cyclotosaurus'' is an extinct genus of temnospondyl within the family (biology), family Mastodonsauridae. It was of great size for an amphibian, had an elongated skull up to .
Etymology
The name means "round eared lizard" in Ancient Greek, de ...
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Metoposaurus
''Metoposaurus'' meaning "front lizard" is an extinct genus of stereospondyl temnospondyls, known from the Late Triassic of Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal. https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-535.pdf This mostly aquatic an ...
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See also
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List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Switzerland
See also
* Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Europe
References
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe, Switzerland
Geologic formations of Switzerland ...
References
Bibliography
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Triassic System of Europe
Triassic Germany
Triassic Switzerland
Norian Stage
Sandstone formations
Paleontology in Germany
Paleontology in Switzerland
Geologic formations of Germany
Geologic formations of Switzerland