Arnstadt Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Keuper |
Underlies | Exter Formation |
Thickness | 150 m (in Thuringia) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, Clay |
Location | |
Extent | Germany |
The Arnstadt Formation is a geological formation Germany. It is Late Triassic ( Norian) in age, and forms part of the Keuper system. It was deposited in a variety of environments, including alluvial plains and playa. [1]
Reptiles of the Arntadt Formation | ||
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Genus | Note | Images |
Plateosaurus | A sauropodomorph dinosaur | |
Parvosaurus | A rhynchocephalian reptile | |
Proganochelys | A testudinatan (stem-turtle) | |
Elachistosuchus | A reptile of uncertain position | |
Nicrosaurus | A phytosaur |
Arnstadt Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Keuper |
Underlies | Exter Formation |
Thickness | 150 m (in Thuringia) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, Clay |
Location | |
Extent | Germany |
The Arnstadt Formation is a geological formation Germany. It is Late Triassic ( Norian) in age, and forms part of the Keuper system. It was deposited in a variety of environments, including alluvial plains and playa. [1]
Reptiles of the Arntadt Formation | ||
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Genus | Note | Images |
Plateosaurus | A sauropodomorph dinosaur | |
Parvosaurus | A rhynchocephalian reptile | |
Proganochelys | A testudinatan (stem-turtle) | |
Elachistosuchus | A reptile of uncertain position | |
Nicrosaurus | A phytosaur |