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Plattensandstein

Anisian StageBuilding stoneFluvial depositsIchnofossiliferous formationsLacustrine deposits
Paleontology in GermanyPaleontology in SwitzerlandSandstone formationsTriassic GermanyTriassic SwitzerlandTriassic System of Europe

The Plattensandstein is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geologic formation in southern Germany and northern Switzerland. Fossil theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.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.

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Plattensandstein
Hohe-Flum-Weg, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rheinfelden (Baden)

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Hohe-Flum-Weg
79618 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Rheinfelden (Baden), Karsau
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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