Löwenstein Formation

Löwenstein Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mid Norian (Alaunian) 215.6–212 Ma

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Löwenstein Formation; Stratigraphic range: Mid Norian (Alaunian) 215.6–212 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Keuper
Underlies	Trossingen Formation
Overlies	Mainhardt Formation
Thickness	At least 80 m
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Marl
Location
Region	Europe
Country	Germany; Switzerland
Extent	Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg

The Löwenstein Formation (Stubensandstein in Baden-Württemberg, Burgsandstein in Bavaria) is a lithostratigraphic formation of the Keuper in Germany . It is underlain by the Mainhardt Formation and overlain by the Trossingen Formation. It dates back to the middle Norian.^[1]

Fauna

Theropod tracks and an unnamed herrerasaur genus are known from the Lower Stubensandstein.^[2]

Archosaurs of the Stubensandstein
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Aetosaurus	A. feratus A. crassicauda		Lower
Apatosuchus	A. orbitoangulatus		Lower	"Partial skull"
Dolichosuchus^[3] Dubious	D. cristatus^[3]		Middle^[3]	"Tibia"^[4]	Actually indeterminate coelophysoid remains^[3]
Efraasia	E. minor		Lower
Halticosaurus^[3] Dubious	H. longotarsus^[3]		Middle^[3]	"Mandibular fragment, vertebrae, humerus, illium, femur, metatarsal."^[4]	Later found to be indeterminate coelophysoid remains^[3]
Liliensternus	L. liliensterni
Mystriosuchus	M. ?
Nicrosaurus	N. kapffiN. meyeri		Middle
Paratypothorax	P. andressi		Middle
Plateosaurus^[5]	P. gracilis^[5]		Middle^[3] Lower^[2]	"[Twenty one] partial skeletons, isolated elements, [three] partial skulls, juvenile to adult."^[6]	Yates assigned the type material of Sellosaurus gracilis to Plateosaurus gracilis ^[7]
Procompsognathus^[3]	P. triassicus^[3]		Middle^[3]	"Partial postcranial skeleton."^[8]
Saltoposuchus	S. connectens S. longipes
TanystrosuchusDubious	T. posthomus		Middle	" Neck vertebra"
Teratosaurus^[3]	T. suevicus^[3]		Middle^[3]		Galton and Benton showed that Teratosaurus is actually a rauisuchian.^[9]^[10]

Other Amniotes

Cyclotosaurus
Metoposaurus

References

↑ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 521–525. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 1. Lower Stubensandstein," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.
↑ ^3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 ^3.12 ^3.13 ^3.14 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 2. Middle Stubensandstein," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 50.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; '1. Lower Stubensandstein' and '2. Middle Stubensandstein,'" in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.
↑ "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 236.
↑ Yates, A.M. (2003). "Species taxonomy of the sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Löwenstein Formation (Norian, Late Triassic) of Germany". Palaeontology 46 (2): 317–337
↑ "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 48.
↑ Galton, P. M. (1985). "The poposaurid thecodontian Teratosaurus suevicus von Meyer, plus referred specimens mostly based on prosauropod dinosaurs". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, B, 116: 1-29.
↑ Benton, M.J. (1986). "The late Triassic reptile Teratosaurus - a rauisuchian, not a dinosaur". Palaeontology 29: 293-301.

Bibliography

Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2

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[triassicdistribution-1] Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 521–525. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.

[lower-stub-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 1. Lower Stubensandstein," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.

[middle-stub-3] 3.00 ^3.01 ^3.02 ^3.03 ^3.04 ^3.05 ^3.06 ^3.07 ^3.08 ^3.09 ^3.10 ^3.11 ^3.12 ^3.13 ^3.14 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 2. Middle Stubensandstein," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.

[table-3-1-50-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 50.

[both-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "17.2 Baden-Württemberg, Germany; '1. Lower Stubensandstein' and '2. Middle Stubensandstein,'" in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 524.

[table-12-1-236-6] "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 236.

[Yates2003-7] Yates, A.M. (2003). "Species taxonomy of the sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Löwenstein Formation (Norian, Late Triassic) of Germany". Palaeontology 46 (2): 317–337

[table-3-1-8] "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 48.

[Galton85-9] Galton, P. M. (1985). "The poposaurid thecodontian Teratosaurus suevicus von Meyer, plus referred specimens mostly based on prosauropod dinosaurs". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, B, 116: 1-29.

[Benton86-10] Benton, M.J. (1986). "The late Triassic reptile Teratosaurus - a rauisuchian, not a dinosaur". Palaeontology 29: 293-301.

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