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Benk bei Bayreuth, Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 50.0167,11.6167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Bayern, Germany |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Bayreuth District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Benk bei Bayreuth | Münster G. | Keuper - Benkersandstein | Benker Sandstone is equivalent to the Lower Gipskeuper of the Middle Keuper and thus to the Grabfeld/Benk formations of late Ladinian to early Carnian age (see Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission 2005: Cour. Forsch.-Inst. Senckenberg 253:1-296). | sandstone | 242 - 228 Ma Triassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mastodonsauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Mastodonsauridae | 242 - 228 Ma Triassic |
References
Münster G. Communications addressed to Professor Bronn, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1836, 580-581 |
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!