Earth:Ramsau Dolomite

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Ramsau Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Carnian
~235–222 Ma
TypeGeologic formation
Unit ofWetterstein Formation
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 47°42′N 12°54′E / 47.7°N 12.9°E / 47.7; 12.9
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 13°54′N 20°54′E / 13.9°N 20.9°E / 13.9; 20.9
RegionBavaria
Country Germany
ExtentNorthern 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.[1]

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:[1]

Bivalves
Gastropods
  • Omphaloptycha rosthorni
  • ?Coelostylina sp.

See also

  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

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