Plattensandstein
| Plattensandstein | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
The Plattensandstein is a Mesozoic geologic formation. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
Plattensandstein is used in Germany as a natural building stone. It derives its name from the fact that it is usually fissile into slabs with a thickness of several centimeters.
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Flagstone, another scissile sandstone, which is used as a roofing material.
Footnotes
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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