Neckars Formation

The Neckars Formation is a Pleistocene geologic formation in Germany. In the Sackdillinger Cave, it preserves fossils of the frogs Rana temporaria and Bufo sp. and the bear Ursus sackdillingensis.[1][2]

Neckars Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene
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TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates49.4°N 8.7°E / 49.4; 8.7
Approximate paleocoordinates49.4°N 8.6°E / 49.4; 8.6
RegionHeidelberg
Country Germany
Neckars Formation (Germany)

See also

References

  1. Neckars Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Heller, 1955

Bibliography

  • Heller, F. 1955. Ein kleiner Bär (Ursus sackdillingensis n. sp.) in der cromerischen Fauna der Sackdillinger-Höhle (Oberpfalz). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 12. 520–530.
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