Hassberge Formation
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) ~ | |
| 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
References
- [ Hassberge Formation] at Fossilworks.org
- Prokin et al., 2013
- Ponomarenko et al., 2015
- Fedorenko, 2014
- Geyer & Kelber, 2018
- Klein & Lucas, 2013
Bibliography
- , and . 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. 1-34.
- ; , and . 2015. Coptoclavid beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Adephaga) from the Triassic of Lower Franconia, Germany. Paleontological Journal 49. 1334-1345.
- . 2014. Wings of Coptoclavidae (Coleoptera, Adephaga) from the Keuper (Triassic) of Franconia, Germany. Paleontological Journal 48. 605-609.
- , and . 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, .. 61;
- ; ; , and . 2013. New beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Coptoclavidae, Caraboidea, Polyphaga) from the Upper Triassic of Germany. Russian Entomological Journal 22. 259-274.
- . 1934. Eine Fährtenschicht im mittelfränkischen Blasensandstein - A trackway layer in the middle Franconian Blasensandstein. Jahresberichte und Mitteilungen des Oberrheinischen Geologischen Vereins 23. 5-11.
- . 1932. Labyrinthodonten und Parasuchier aus dem mittleren Keuper von Ebrach in Oberfranken. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 69. 94-144.
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