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Exter Formation

Geological formation in Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Exter Formation is the only formation of the Upper Keuper or Rhätsandstein, and is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the Rhaetian of the Triassic period (specifically around 205 Ma).[1][2]

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Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:[1][2]

Mammals

Therapsids

Reptiles

Fish

Insects

  • Triassothemis gartzii[5]

Flora

  • Becklesia franconica[6]
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