Ramsau Dolomite

The Ramsau Dolomite is a dolomitic geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, of Austria^[1] and of Bavaria, Germany. It is a unit of the Wetterstein Limestone found in the Limestone Alps. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.^[2]

Ramsau Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Carnian ~235–222 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geologic formation
Unit of	Wetterstein Formation
Lithology
Primary	Dolomite
Location
Coordinates	47.7°N 12.9°E / 47.7; 12.9
Approximate paleocoordinates	13.9°N 20.9°E / 13.9; 20.9
Region	Bavaria, Styria
Country	Germany and Austria
Extent	Northern Limestone Alps
Ramsau Dolomite (Germany) Show map of Germany Ramsau Dolomite (Bavaria) Show map of Bavaria

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:^[2]

Bivalves

• Cornucardia hornigii
• Daonella (Arzelella) indica
• Katosira bavarica
• Neomegalodon (Rossiodus) stoppanii

Gastropods

• Omphaloptycha rosthorni
• ?Coelostylina sp.

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany