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Neckars Formation

Coordinates: 49°24′N 8°42′E / 49.4°N 8.7°E / 49.4; 8.7
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Neckars Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene
~2.6–0.011 Ma
TypeFormation
Location
Coordinates49°24′N 8°42′E / 49.4°N 8.7°E / 49.4; 8.7
Approximate paleocoordinates49°24′N 8°36′E / 49.4°N 8.6°E / 49.4; 8.6
RegionHeidelberg
Country Germany
Neckars Formation is located in Germany
Neckars Formation
Neckars Formation (Germany)

The Neckars Formation is a Pleistocene geologic formation in Germany. In the Sackdillinger Cave, it preserves fossils of the frogs Rana temporaria and Bufo sp. and the bear Ursus sackdillingensis.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ Neckars Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Heller, 1955

Bibliography

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  • Heller, F (1955), "Ein kleiner Bär (Ursus sackdillingensis n. sp.) in der cromerischen Fauna der Sackdillinger-Höhle (Oberpfalz)", Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, 12: 520–530