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Buntsandstein - Chirotheriensandstein, Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany

Group	Buntsandstein
Formation	Chirotheriensandstein
Age:	251 - 242 Ma Triassic
Interval	Olenekian - Anisian
Lithology	sandstone/claystone
Number of Collections	4
Number of Occurrences	19

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Hessberger Quarry	Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany	Buntsandstein - Chirotheriensandstein
Harras	Hildburghausen District, Thuringia, Germany	Buntsandstein - Chirotheriensandstein

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Chirotherium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : *Chirotherium*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chirotherium barthii species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : *Chirotherium barthii*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chirotherium hildburghausense species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Chirotherium : *Chirotherium hildburghausense*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chirotherium sickleri species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Chirotherium : *Chirotherium sickleri*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chirotherium vorbachi species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Chirotherium : *Chirotherium vorbachi*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Procolophonipus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Procolophonipus*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Akropus schochardti species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Akropus : *Akropus schochardti*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Rhynchosauroides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : *Rhynchosauroides*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chelonipus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : *Chelonipus*	251.2 - 242 Ma Triassic
Chelonipus torquatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonipus : *Chelonipus torquatus*	251.2 - 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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