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Löwenstein Formation

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Löwenstein Formation

The Löwenstein Formation (Stubensandstein in Baden-Württemberg, Burgsandstein in Bavaria) is a lithostratigraphic formation of the Keuper in Germany. It is underlain by the Mainhardt Formation and overlain by the Trossingen Formation. It dates back to the middle Norian.

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Vertebrate fauna

  • * Ceratodus elegans Vollrath, 1923, a lungfish from the Stubensandstein
  • Dinosaurs

    Theropod tracks and an unnamed herrersaur genus are known from the Lower Stubensandstein.

    References

    Löwenstein Formation Wikipedia