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]
Neckars Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49°24′N 8°42′E / 49.4°N 8.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 49°24′N 8°36′E / 49.4°N 8.6°E |
Region | Heidelberg |
Country | Germany |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Neckars Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Heller, 1955
Bibliography edit
- 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. .