| Ramsau Dolomite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carnian ~ | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Unit of | Wetterstein Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47ยฐ42โฒN 12ยฐ54โฒE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ47.7ยฐN 12.9ยฐE |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 13ยฐ54โฒN 20ยฐ54โฒE๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ13.9ยฐN 20.9ยฐE |
| Region | Bavaria, Styria |
| Country | Germany and Austria |
| Extent | Northern Limestone Alps |
  Ramsau Dolomite (Germany)  Ramsau Dolomite (Bavaria) | |
The Ramsau Dolomite is a dolomitic geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, of Austria[1] and of Bavaria, Germany. It is a unit of the Wetterstein Limestone found in the Limestone Alps. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.[2]
Fossil content
editThe formation has provided fossils of:[2]
- Bivalves
- Cornucardia hornigii
- Daonella (Arzelella) indica
- Katosira bavarica
- Neomegalodon (Rossiodus) stoppanii
- Gastropods
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tollmann, Alexander (1980). "Geology and Tectonics of the Eastern Alps (Middle Sector)" (PDF). Abh. Geol. B.: 197โ255. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ a b Ramsau Dolomite at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
edit- G. Tichy. 1980. Gastropoden und Bivalven aus dem karnischen Ramsaudolomit sรผdlich von Bad Reichenhall (Oberbayern, Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [Gastropods and bivalves from the Carnian Ramsau Dolomite south of Bad Reichenhall (Upper Bavaria, Germany)]. Geologisch-Palaeontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9(6):221-238
- E. Kittl. 1912. Materialen zu einer Monographie der Halobiidae und Monotidae der Trias [Monograph on the Halobiidae and Monotidae of the Triassic]. Resultate der Wissenschaftlichen Erforschung des Balatonsees, II Band: Palรคontologie der Umgebung des Balatonsees 1(4):1-229
