Obernkirchen Sandstein
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| Obernkirchen Sandstein | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bückeberg Formation (Obernkirchen Member) |
| Thickness | Up to 20 m (66 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Coal, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Niedersachsen |
| Country | Germany |
| Extent | Lower Saxony Basin |
Obernkirchen Sandstein (Germany) | |
The Obernkirchen Sandstein or Obernkirchen Sandstone is a geological unit in Lower Saxony, Germany whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. The remains of the dinosaur Stenopelix and numerous dinosaur tracks are known from the unit.[1][2] The unit is a thin interval within the Bückeberg Formation As its name would suggest the lithology primarily consists of sandstone with thin intercalations of coal. This was deposited in a sandy barrier to lagoonal complex setting. The unit has historically been extensively quarried for its high quality building stone, which has been used as far away as Jakarta.
Vertebrate paleofauna
[edit | edit source]| Ornithischians of the Obernkirchen Sandstein | ||||
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| Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Infraorder:
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Niedersachsen[2] | |||
Genus:
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Niedersachsen[2] | |||
Genus:
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Niedersachsen[2] | |||
Order:
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Niedersachsen[2] | |||
Genus:
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Niedersachsen[2] | "Partial skeleton, no skull."[3] | ||
| Suborder: | Niedersachsen[2] | "(= Megalosaurus dunkeri)"[2] | ||
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 562. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ "Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 465.