Plattensandstein
Geologic formation
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The Plattensandstein is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geologic formation in southern Germany and northern Switzerland. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
| Plattensandstein | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Anisian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Upper Buntsandstein |
| Underlies | Röt Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47.6°N 7.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 12.8°N 18.8°E |
| Country | Germany, Switzerland |
  Plattensandstein (Germany) | |
Plattensandstein is used in Germany as a natural building stone. It derives its name from the fact that it is usually fissile into slabs with a thickness of several centimeters.
Fossil content
The formation has provided fossils of:
- Basileosaurus freyi
- Sclerosaurus armatus
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Flagstone, another scissile sandstone, which is used as a roofing material