Leukersdorf Formation

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| name = Leukersdorf Formation

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| caption = Stratigraphy of the Leukersdorf Formation

| type = Geological formation

| age = Early Permian,
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| country = {{Flag|Germany}}

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| extent = Chemnitz Basin

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The Leukersdorf Formation is a geologic formation in Germany. It preserves fossils dating back to the lower Permian period. The Chemnitz petrified forest occurs within this formation,{{Cite journal |last=RÖßLER |first=RONNY |last2=ZIEROLD |first2=THORID |last3=FENG |first3=ZHUO |last4=KRETZSCHMAR |first4=RALPH |last5=MERBITZ |first5=MATHIAS |last6=ANNACKER |first6=VOLKER |last7=SCHNEIDER |first7=JÖRG W. |date=2012 |title=A Snapshot of an Early Permian Ecosystem Preserved by Explosive Volcanism: New Results From the Chemnitz Petrified Forest, Germany |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23362139 |journal=PALAIOS |volume=27 |issue=11/12 |pages=814–834 |issn=0883-1351}} and fossils have been found in the Leukersdorf Formation since at least 1546.