The Keuper Waterstones is a geologic formation in England. It preserves ichnofossils of Varanopus aff. curvidactylus, Swinnertonichnus mapperleyensis, Deuterotetrapous plancus, Chirotherium swinnertoni, Microsauropus acutipes and Erpetopus willistoni dating back to the Middle Triassic (Anisian) period.[1]

Keuper Waterstones
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
~247–242 Ma
TypeFormation
Unit ofMercia Mudstone Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates53°00′N 1°12′W / 53.0°N 1.2°W / 53.0; -1.2
Approximate paleocoordinates16°00′N 11°24′E / 16.0°N 11.4°E / 16.0; 11.4
RegionEngland
Country United Kingdom
Keuper Waterstones is located in the United Kingdom
Keuper Waterstones
Keuper Waterstones (the United Kingdom)
Keuper Waterstones is located in England
Keuper Waterstones
Keuper Waterstones (England)

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Further reading

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  • W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1967. Fossil footprints from the Middle Triassic of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The Mercian Geologist 2:327-341
  • H. H. Swinnerton. 1910. Organic remains in the Trias of Nottingham. Geological Magazine, decade 5 7(5):229