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Hessberger Quarry, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)50.4321,10.7765
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationThuringia, Germany
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Hessberger Quarry, Hildburghausen tracksiteKaup J. J.Buntsandstein - ChirotheriensandsteinThuringischer Chirotheriensandsteinsandstone251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Leffler Brickworks, Hildburghausen tracksiteLang M., Huene F. v. (1952)Buntsandstein - Chirotheriensandsteinsandstone251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Winzer Quarry, HessbergLang M., Huene F. v. (1952)Buntsandstein - Chirotheriensandsteinsandstone251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Chirotherium sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium barthii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium barthii251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium hildburghausense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : Chirotherium hildburghausense251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium sickleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Chirotherium : Chirotherium sickleri251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chirotherium vorbachi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Chirotherium : Chirotherium vorbachi251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Procolophonipus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonipus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Akropus schochardti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Akropus : Akropus schochardti251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rhynchosauroides sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Rhynchosauroides251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chelonipus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonipus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Chelonipus torquatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonipus : Chelonipus torquatus251.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic

References

Kaup J. J. Thier-Fährten von Hildburghausen: Chirotherium oder Chirosaurus [Animal tracks from Hildburghausen: Chirotherium or Chirosaurus], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrfaktenkunde 1835, 327-328
Lang M., Huene F. v. (1952) , Die Saurier Thüringens nach Erhebungen ihres centralen Betreuters Dr. med. u. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern† [The Dinosaurs of Thuringia after Surveys of Their Central Supervisor M.D. and Dr. Nat. Sci. Hugo Rühle von Lilienstern†], 1-42
Schmidt H. (1959) Die Cornberger Fährten im Rahmen der Vierfüssler-Entwicklung [The Cornberger tracks as part of the evolution of quadrupeds], Abhandlungen des Hessischen Landesamtes für Bodenforschung 28, 1-137
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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