The Hassberge Formation is a geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.[1]

Hassberge Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carnian (Tuvalian)
~235–222 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofKeuper
Sub-unitsBlasensandstein & Coburger Sandstein members
UnderliesMainhardt Formation
OverliesSteigerwald Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherShale
Location
Coordinates50°00′N 10°42′E / 50.0°N 10.7°E / 50.0; 10.7
Approximate paleocoordinates27°24′N 13°06′E / 27.4°N 13.1°E / 27.4; 13.1
RegionBavaria
Country Germany
ExtentSouthern Germanic Basin
Type section
Named forHassberge
Hassberge Formation is located in Germany
Hassberge Formation
Hassberge Formation (Germany)

Fossil content

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Insects

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Invertebrates

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Ichnofossils

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ [ Hassberge Formation] at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ a b c d Prokin et al., 2013
  3. ^ a b Ponomarenko et al., 2015
  4. ^ Fedorenko, 2014
  5. ^ a b c d Geyer & Kelber, 2018
  6. ^ Klein & Lucas, 2013

Bibliography

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  • Geyer, G.; Kelber, K.-P. (2018), "Spinicaudata ("Conchostraca," Crustacea) from the Middle Keuper (Upper Triassic) of the southern Germanic Basin, with a review of Carnian–Norian taxa and suggested biozones", Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 92 (1): 1–34, Bibcode:2018PalZ...92....1G, doi:10.1007/s12542-017-0363-7
  • Ponomarenko, A. G.; Prokin, A. A.; Bashkuev, A. S. (2015), "Coptoclavid beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Adephaga) from the Triassic of Lower Franconia, Germany", Paleontological Journal, 49 (12): 1334–1345, Bibcode:2015PalJ...49.1334P, doi:10.1134/S0031030115120096
  • Fedorenko, D. N (2014), "Wings of Coptoclavidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga) from the Keuper (Triassic) of Franconia, Germany", Paleontological Journal, 48 (6): 605–609, Bibcode:2014PalJ...48..605F, doi:10.1134/S0031030114060069
  • Klein, H.; Lucas, S. G. (2013), The Late Triassic tetrapod ichnotaxon Apatopus lineatus (Bock 1952) and its distribution. In L. H. Tanner, J. A. Spielmann, S. G. Lucas (eds.), The Triassic System: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, vol. 61
  • Prokin, A. A.; Makarov, K. V.; Ponomarenko, A. G.; Bashkuev, A. S. (2013), "New beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Coptoclavidae, Caraboidea, Polyphaga) from the Upper Triassic of Germany", Russian Entomological Journal, 22: 259–274
  • Weiss, W (1934), "Eine Fährtenschicht im mittelfränkischen Blasensandstein - A trackway layer in the middle Franconian Blasensandstein", Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins, Neue Folge, 23: 5–11, doi:10.1127/jmogv/23/1934/5
  • Kuhn, O (1932), "Labyrinthodonten und Parasuchier aus dem mittleren Keuper von Ebrach in Oberfranken", Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 69: 94–144