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The Stuttgart Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It is important because it holds many fossils that are very old. These fossils come from a time called the Carnian stage, which was part of the Triassic period, long ago. Studying these fossils helps scientists learn about the plants and animals that lived millions of years ago and how the Earth has changed over time.
Fossil content
See also: Ansbachersandstein § Fossil content
This rock layer in Germany has many old fossils from the Carnian stage of the Triassic period. Some of these fossils are from ancient animals like temnospondyls, therapsids, reptiles, and fish. There are also fossils of plants from that time.
Temnospondyls
- Cyclotosaurus buechneri
- C. robustus
- Hyperokynodon keuperinus
- Mastodonsaurus andriani
- Metoposaurus diagnosticus
- Gerrothorax sp.
Therapsids
Reptiles
- Calamosuchus arenaceus
- Dyoplax arenaceus
- Thuringopelta werneburgi
- Zanclodon subcylindrodon
- Archosauria indet.
Fish
Invertebrates
- Aviculomyalina angusta
- Cyzicus laxitextus
- C. cf. dorsorectus
- C. minutus
- Homomya bilonga
- H. simplex
- Myalina rotundata
- Mytilus acutefinitus
- M. avirostrum
- M. hasta
- M. minutus
- M. peregrinus
- M. sulmensis
- Lithophaga buchhornensis
- L. lennachensis
- L. producta
- L. vermiculata
- Mactromya altera
- M. equisetitis
- Modiolus eberstadtensis
- M. formosissimus
- M. mediocarinatus
- M. minalatus
- M. parallelus
- M. parvoblongus
- M. suprarectus
- M. transiens
- M. triangulus
- Myoconcha aperina
- M. longaperina
- M. ovulum
- M. scalprosa
- M. cf. woehrmanni
- M. aff. aquatensis
- Parallelodon beyrichii
- Pinna mediokeuperina
- Pleuromya curta
- P. nitens
- Schafhaeutlia aff. liscaviensis
- Thracia keuperina
- Trigonodus cf. grandis
- T. pygmaeus
- T. singularis
- T. wuertembergicus
- Asmussia sp.
- Gervillia sp.
- ?Gryphaea sp.
- Myoconcha sp.
- Mytilus sp.
- Trigonodus sp.
Flora
- Clathrophyllum meriani
- Danaeopsis marantacea
- D. rumphi
- Desmiophyllum imhoffi
- Dioonitocarpidium pennaeforme
- Neocalamites meriani
- Pagiophyllum foetterlei
- Voltziopsis coburgensis
- Widdringtonites keuperianus
- Equisetites sp.
- Pterophyllum sp.
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