Hassberge Formation
Geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany
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The Hassberge Formation is a geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.[1]
TypeFormation
Unit ofKeuper
Sub-unitsBlasensandstein & Coburger Sandstein members
UnderliesMainhardt Formation
| Hassberge Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian (Tuvalian) ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Keuper |
| Sub-units | Blasensandstein & Coburger Sandstein members |
| Underlies | Mainhardt Formation |
| Overlies | Steigerwald Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50.0°N 10.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 27.4°N 13.1°E |
| Region | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Extent | Southern Germanic Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Hassberge |
  Hassberge Formation (Germany) | |
Fossil content
Insects
- Coleoptera
- Carabilarva triassica[2]
- Dinoharpalus coptoclavoides[3]
- Larvula triassica[2]
- Protonectes germanicus[2]
- Stargelytron larissae[3]
- Zygadenia sp.[2]
- Coptoclavidae indet.[4]
Invertebrates
Ichnofossils
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany
- Benkersandstein, contemporaneous ichnofossiliferous formation of Bavaria
- Chañares Formation, fossiliferous formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, Argentina
- Candelária Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of the Paraná Basin, Brazil
- Molteno Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lesotho and South Africa
- Pebbly Arkose Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Denmark Hill Insect Bed, contemporaneous fossiliferous unit of Queensland, Australia
- Madygen Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Kyrgyzstan