Ramsau Dolomite Explained
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.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of:[1]
- Bivalves
- Gastropods
- Omphaloptycha rosthorni
- ?Coelostylina sp.
See also
References
Bibliography
- G. Tichy. 1980. Gastropoden und Bivalven aus dem karnischen Ramsaudolomit südlich von Bad Reichenhall (Oberbayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [Gastropods and bivalves from the Carnian Ramsau Dolomite south of Bad Reichenhall (Upper Bavaria, Germany)]. Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9(6):221-238
- E. Kittl. 1912. Materialen zu einer Monographie der Halobiidae und Monotidae der Trias [Monograph on the Halobiidae and Monotidae of the Triassic]. Resultate der Wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees, II Band: Paläontologie der Umgebung des Balatonsees 1(4):1-229
Ramsau Dolomite
Notes and References
- http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=collectionSearch&group_formation_member=Ramsau%20Dolomite&formation=Ramsau%20Dolomite&lithologies=dolomite Ramsau Dolomite
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