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Thuringer Wald , Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany

Lat/Long (Decimal)	50.8,10.6
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Thuringia, Germany
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Gotha District, Thuringia, Germany

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Thuringer Wald (3)	Haubold H. (1985)	Tambacher		"shale"	290.1 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Thuringer Wald	Schoch R. R., Milner A. R. (2014)			not reported	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (1)	Haubold H. (1985)		Upper Gehrener, Manebacher and Goldlauter Formations (Beds 3 through 8a)	"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (2)	Haubold H. (1985)		Upper Goldlauter and Oberhofer Formations (Beds 9 through 15)	"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 10)	Haubold H. (1985)	Goldlauterer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 11)	Haubold H. (1985)	Oberhofer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 12)	Haubold H. (1985)	Oberhofer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 13)	Haubold H. (1985)	Oberhofer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 14)	Haubold H. (1985)	Oberhofer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 15)	Haubold H. (1985)	Oberhofer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 3)	Haubold H. (1985)	Gehrener		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 4)	Haubold H. (1985)	Gehrener		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 5)	Haubold H. (1985)	Manebacher		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 6)	Haubold H. (1985)	Manebacher		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 7)	Haubold H. (1985)	Manebacher		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 7a)	Haubold H. (1985)	Manebacher		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 8)	Haubold H. (1985)	Goldlauterer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 8a)	Haubold H. (1985)	Goldlauterer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Thuringer Wald (Bed 9)	Haubold H. (1985)	Goldlauterer		"shale"	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Alethopteris sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : *Alethopteris*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Asterophyllites sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : *Asterophyllites*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Pecopteris sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : *Pecopteris*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Sphenopteris sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : *Sphenopteris*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Sphenobaiera sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : *Sphenobaiera*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Trichopitys sp. genus	Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Trichopityales : Trichopityaceae : *Trichopitys*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Limnogyrinus edani species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Micromelerpetidae : Limnogyrinus : *Limnogyrinus edani*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Annularia sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : *Annularia*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Sphenophyllum sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : *Sphenophyllum*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Dicksonites sp. genus	Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : *Dicksonites*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Taeniopteris sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : *Taeniopteris*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic
Walchia sp. genus	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycopodiaceae : *Walchia*	290.1 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Neuropteris sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : *Neuropteris*	298.9 - 295 Ma Paleozoic

References

Haubold H. (1985) Stratigraphische Grundlagen des Stefan C und Rotliegenden im Thuringer Wald, Schriftenreihe fur Geologische Wissenschaften 23, 1-111

Schoch R. R., Milner A. R. (2014) Handbook of Paleoherpetology Part 3A2 Temnospondyli I

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