| Ramsau Dolomite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian ~235–222 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Unit of | Wetterstein Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°42′N 12°54′E / 47.7°N 12.9°E / 47.7; 12.9 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13°54′N 20°54′E / 13.9°N 20.9°E / 13.9; 20.9 |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
| Extent | Northern Limestone Alps |
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The Ramsau Dolomite is a dolomitic geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, in Bavaria, Germany. It is a unit of the Wetterstein Limestone found in the Limestone Alps. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of:
- Bivalves
- Cornucardia hornigii
- Daonella (Arzelella) indica
- Katosira bavarica
- Neomegalodon (Rossiodus) stoppanii
- Gastropods
See also
References
- ^ Ramsau Dolomite at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- G. Tichy. 1980. Gastropoden und Bivalven aus dem karnischen Ramsaudolomit südlich von Bad Reichenhall (Oberbayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland) . Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9(6):221-238
- E. Kittl. 1912. Materialen zu einer Monographie der Halobiidae und Monotidae der Trias . Resultate der Wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees, II Band: Paläontologie der Umgebung des Balatonsees 1(4):1-229