Gerhartsreiter Schichten

The Gerhartsreiter Schichten is a Mesozoic geologic formation in Bavaria, Germany.

Gerhartsreiter Schichten
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesHachauer Schichten
OverliesPattenauer Schichten
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, Sand

Fossils Found

Dinosaur remains, including those of an indeterminate hadrosaur,[1] are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Wellnhofer P. (1994) - Ein Dinosaurier (Hadrosauridae) aus der Oberkreide (Maastricht, Helvetikum-Zone) des bayerischen Alpenvorlandes. Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und historisches Geologie, 34:221-238.
  2. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.


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