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Hombressen, Hofgeismar, Kassel, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 51.5,9.4 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Hessische Senke, Germany |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hofgeismar, Kassel, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hombressen | Dobruskina I. A. (1994) | "ol-an" (p. 289), but "Buntsandstein" (p. 289) and "Bausandstein" (Chart 1, p. 24) [= Lower Buntsandstein. Buntsandstein = Lower Triassic (i.e. Induan + Olenikian) according to Haq & Van Eysinga (1987)]. Note, though, that "There are no fossil plants or other palaeontological remains in the LOWERMOST Lower Triassic of the German Basin" (p. 32). | 252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pleuromeia sternbergii species | Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Isoetales : Pleuromeiaceae : Pleuromeia : Pleuromeia sternbergii | 252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic |
References
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!