Neckars Formation

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| age = Pleistocene
~{{fossil range|2.6|0.011}}

| period = Pleistocene

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| region = Heidelberg

| country = Germany

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The Neckars Formation is a Pleistocene geologic formation in Germany. In the Sackdillinger Cave, it preserves fossils of the frogs Rana temporaria and Bufo sp. and the bear Ursus sackdillingensis.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Neckars&group_formation_member=Neckars Neckars Formation] at Fossilworks.orgHeller, 1955

See also

References

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= Bibliography =

  • {{citation |last=Heller |first=F |year=1955 |title=Ein kleiner Bär (Ursus sackdillingensis n. sp.) in der cromerischen Fauna der Sackdillinger-Höhle (Oberpfalz) |journal=Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie |volume=12 |pages=520–530}}

Category:Cenozoic Germany

Category:Pleistocene Europe

Category:Paleontology in Germany