Trossingen Formation

Geologic formation in Germany and Switzerland
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Trossingen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian
~220–201 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofKeuper
Sub-unitsFeuerletten, Grenzmergel & Knollenmergel Members
UnderliesExter Formation
OverliesLöwenstein Formation
ThicknessFranconia: 55–60 m (180–197 ft)
Southern Württemberg: 10 m (33 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, claystone
OtherMudstone, sandstone, conglomerate
Location
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Trossingen Formation is located in Germany
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Selected fauna of the Trossingen Formation

The Trossingen Formation, formerly the Knollenmergel, is a geological formation in Germany and Switzerland. It dates back to the late Norian-Rhaetian.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Trossingen Formation
genus Species Location Material Notes Images
Plateosaurus[2] P. erlenbergiensis "Partial skull and skeleton."[3] Nomen dubium
Plateosaurus specimens from Trossingen
P. longiceps[2] Includes "cf. Palaeosaurus ?diagnosticus"[4]
P. engelhardti[1] Nomen dubium
P. trossingensis
Prosauropoda[1] Indeterminate remains[1] Includes P. plieningeri, P. quenstedti and, Gresslyosaurus robustus. "Pachysaurus" species P. ajax, P. giganteus, P. magnus, P. reiningeri, and P. wetzelianus[1] Several of these may belong to Plateosaurus engelhardti
Tuebingosaurus[6] T.maierfritzorum Known from a partial postcranial skeleton A derived sauropodiform, previously attributed to P. plieningeri.
Pterospondylus[7] P. trielbae Known from a vertebra
Gresslyosaurus[8] G. ingens "Incomplete sacrum, caudals, metacarpal, partial hindlimb."[9]
G. torgeri[8] Kanton Baselland[8] "Postcranial skeleton"[9] Indeterminate prosauropod remains.[8] A referred skull was once known but has since been lost.[9]
Halticosaurus[10] H. liliensterni[11] Thüringen[11]
H. longotarsus[4] Sachsen-Anhalt[4] Indeterminate coelophysoid remains
Liliensternus[11] L. liliensterni[11] Thüringen[11] Two partial skeletons of subadults[12] "(=Halticosaurus liliensterni)"[11]
Ruehleia[11] R. bedheimensis[11] Thüringen[11] "Nearly complete skeleton, [two] incomplete skeletons, juvenile to adult."[13]
Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.521–525
  2. ^ a b "17.1 Niedersachsen, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel" and "17.4 Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  3. ^ "Table 12.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.237
  4. ^ a b c d "17.4 Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  5. ^ "17.1 Niedersachsen, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  6. ^ Regalado Fernández OR, Werneburg I (2022). "A new massopodan sauropodomorph from Trossingen Formation (Germany) hidden as ' Plateosaurus' for 100 years in the historical Tübingen collection". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 771–822. doi:10.3897/vz.72.e86348.
  7. ^ "Table 3.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.50
  8. ^ a b c d "18.1 Kanton Baselland, Switzerland; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  9. ^ a b c "Table 12.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.236
  10. ^ "17.4 Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel" and "17.5 Thuringen, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "17.5 Thuringen, Germany; 1. Knollenmergel," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.524
  12. ^ "Table 3.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.48
  13. ^ "Table 12.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.235

Bibliography

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Moser, M. 2003. Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) aus dem Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper; Obertrias) von Bayern - Plateosaurus engelhardti Meyer, 1837 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Feuerletten (Mittelkeuper; Obertrias) of Bavaria. Zitteliana Reihe B: Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie 24. 1–186. .

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Galton, P.M. 1984. Cranial anatomy of the prosauropod dinosaur Plateosaurus from the Knollenmergel (Middle Keuper, Upper Triassic) of Germany. I. Two complete skulls from Trossingen/Württ. With comments on the diet. Geologica et Palaeontologica 18. 139–171. .

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Huene, F. von. 1928. Lebensbild des Saurischier-Vorkommens im obersten Keuper von Trossingen in Württemberg - Pictures of the life of the Saurischia present in the upper-most Keuper of Trossingen in Württemberg. Palaeobiologica 1. 103–116. .

Further reading

  • Beutler, G. Lithostratigraphie. In: Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission (Hrsg.): Stratigraphie von Deutschland IV – Keuper. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 253: 65-84, Stuttgart 2005. ISSN 0341-4116
  • Nitsch, E. Der Keuper in der Stratigraphischen Tabelle von Deutschland 2002: Formationen und Folgen. Newsletters on Stratigraphy, 41(1-3): 159-171, Stuttgart 2005. ISSN 0078-0421
  • Beutler, G., Hauschke< N. und Nitsch< E. Faziesentwicklung des Keupers im Germanischen Becken. In: Norbert Hauschke & Volker Wilde (Hrsg.): Trias – Eine ganze andere Welt. Mitteleuropa im frühen Erdmittelalter. S. 129–174, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München 1999. ISBN 3-931516-55-5
  • Mückenhausen, E. Die Bodenkunde und ihre geologischen, geomorphologischen, mineralogischen und petrologischen Grundlagen. 4. erg. Aufl., 579 S., DLG-Verlag, Frankfurt/M. 1993. ISBN 3-7690-0511-2
  • Schlichting, E. Einführung in die Bodenkunde. 3. Aufl., 131 S, Parey, Hamburg & Berlin, 1993. ISBN 3-490-20115-9
  • F. Cimerman. 1963. Ob dinozavrovem grobu - On a dinosaur graveyard Proteus 25(4-5):116-119
  • B. Peyer. 1956. Über Zähne von Haramiyiden, von Triconodonten und von wahrscheinlich synapsiden Reptilien aus dem Rhät von Hallau, Kt. Schaffhausen, Schweiz - On the teeth of haramiyids, triconodonts, and probable synapsid reptiles from the Rhaetic of Hallau, Kanton Schaffhausen, Switzerland Schweizerische Paleontologische Abhandlungen 72:1-72
  • O. Kuhn. 1939. Beiträge zur Keuperfauna von Halberstadt - Contributions to the Keuper fauna of Halberstadt Paläontologische Zeitschrift 21:258-286
  • R. Dehm. 1935. Beobachtungen im oberen Bunten Keuper Mittelfrankens - Observations on the upper Bunter Keuper from middle Franconia Zentralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Abteilung B: Geologie und Paläontologie 1935(4):97-109
  • F. v. Huene. 1934. Ein neuer Coelurosaurier in der thüringischen Trias - A new coelurosaur in the Thuringian Trias Paläontologische Zeitschrift 16(3/4):145-170
  • O. Jaekel. 1914. Über die Wirbeltierfunde in der oberen Trias von Halberstadt - On the vertebrate remains in the Upper Triassic of Halberstadt Paläontologische Zeitschrift 1(1):155-215
  • W. Obermeyer. 1912. Neue Funde von Tierfährten im Mittleren Keuper bei Stuttgart - New finds of animal tracks in the Middle Keuper of Stuttgart Aus der Heimat 25(5):121, 129-137
  • O. Jaekel. 1910. Die Fussstellung und Lebensweise der grossen Dinosaurier - The foot posture and way of life of the large dinosaurs Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:270-277
  • F. v. Huene. 1908. Die Dinosaurier der Europäischen Triasformation mit berücksichtigung der Ausseuropäischen vorkommnisse - The dinosaurs of the European Triassic formations with consideration of occurrences outside Europe Geologische und Palaeontologische Abhandlungen Suppl. 1(1):1-419
  • F. v. Huene. 1905. Trias-Dinosaurier Europas - European Triassic dinosaurs Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 57:345-349
  • H. J. Hagen. 1886. Die geologischen Verhältnisse im Arbeitsgebiete der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft Nürnberg - The geological conditions in the working areas of the Natural History Society of Nuremberg Abhandlungen der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Nürnberg 8:1-27
  • T. Plieninger. 1850. Prof. Dr. Plieninger, welcher schon zuvor erklärt hatte, nur dann Einiges zur Sprache bringen zu wollen, wenn nach Anhörung der Vorträge auswärtiger Mitglieder noch Zeit übrig wäre, berührte in freiem Vortrag, den er später geschrieben zu den Akten gab, zuletzt noch folgende Gegenstände - Prof. Dr. Plieninger, who had already previously explained that he only would talk about certain things if there was enough time after listening to the presentations by outside members, touched on the following subjects in an informal presentation, of which he subsequently deposited a written record in the archives Jahreshefte des Vereins für Vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 8:161-172
  • H. v. Meyer. 1837. Mittheilungen, an Professor Bronn gerichtet - Communications, sent to Professor Bronn Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1837:314-317