Süntel Formation
{{Short description|Geological formation in Germany}}
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Süntel Formation
| period = Kimmeridgian
| age = Kimmeridgian
~{{fossilrange|155|151}}
| image = Harznordrandstoerung_Langenberg.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Süntel Formation at Langenberg quarry
| type = Geological formation
| prilithology = Limestone
| otherlithology = Sandstone, claystone, marl
| unitof =
| subunits = Sand-Tonkomplex & Unterbank Members
| underlies = Gigas-Schichten & Holzen Formation
| overlies = Korallenoolith Formation
| thickness = Variable, over {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} at Langenberg Quarry
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.3|N|8.8|E|display=inline,title}}
| paleocoordinates = {{coord|43.4|N|16.9|E|display=inline}}
| region = Nordrhein-Westfalen, Niedersachsen
| country = Germany
| extent = Lower Saxony Basin
| namedfor = Süntel
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| year_ts =
| location_ts = Lower Saxon Hills
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| region_ts = Niedersachsen
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| width = 250
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{{Location map~ | Germany
| lat_deg = 52.3
| lon_deg = 8.8
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The Süntel Formation, previously known as the Kimmeridge Formation (German: "Mittlerer Kimmeridge"; Middle Kimmeridge),Lallensack et al., 2015, p.4 is a geological formation in Germany. It is Late Jurassic in age, spanning the early to late Kimmeridgian stage. It predominantly consists of limestone deposited in shallow marine carbonate ramp conditions.{{cite journal| vauthors = Zuo F, Heimhofer U, Huck S, Luppold FW, Wings O, Erbacher J |date= January 2018 |title=Sedimentology and depositional sequences of a Kimmeridgian carbonate ramp system, Lower Saxony Basin, Northern Germany|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10347-017-0513-0|journal=Facies |volume=64|issue=1|article-number=1|doi=10.1007/s10347-017-0513-0|s2cid= 134929243 |issn=0172-9179|url-access=subscription}}
Description
File:Karte Niedersaechsisches Bergland.jpg
The formation is part of the Lower Saxony Basin that borders the Süntel massif of the Lower Saxon Hills, part of the larger Harz Mountains. The formation is described as alternations of glauconitic marl, limestone and sandstone.Bai et al., 2017
Paleontological significance
The formation is known for its fossils, with the Langenberg Quarry having provided fossils of numerous vertebrates.
= Dinosaurs =
= Turtles =
= Squamates =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="7" align="center" | Squamates of the Süntel Formation | ||||||
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramacellodidae
| Indeterminate | Langenberg Quarry | | | |
= Pterosaurs =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="7" align="center" | Pterosaurs of the Süntel Formation | ||||||
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?Dsungaripteridae
| Indeterminate | Langenberg Quarry | | DFMMh/FV 500, an articulated partial skeleton consisting of "10 thoracic vertebrae, complete pelvis and sacrum, left and right femur" with an associated possible partial right tibia.{{cite journal|vauthors=Fastnacht M|date=2005|title=The first dsungaripterid pterosaur from the Kimmeridgian of Germany and the biomechanics of pterosaur long bones.|url=https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app50-273.html|journal=Acta Palaeontologica Polonica|volume=50|pages=273–288}} | |
= Crocodyliformes =
= Mammaliaforms =
= Ichnofossils =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="7" align="center" | Ichnofossils of the Süntel Formation | ||||||
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megalosauripus
| M. teutonicus | rowspan=2 | Bruns quarry tracksite | rowspan=5 | Sand-Tonkomplex Member | | | | ||||||
| rowspan=2 | ElephantopoidesDiedrich, 2011
| rowspan=2 | E. sp. | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | | rowspan=2 | | ||||||
| rowspan=3 | Strömer quarry tracksite | ||||||
| Grallator (Eubrontes)
| Grallator (Eubrontes) sp. | | | | ||||||
| Iguanodontipus
| ?Iguanodontipus sp. | | | |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
= Bibliography =
- {{cite journal |last1=Bai |first1=Hua-Qing |first2=Christian |last2=Betzler |first3=Jochen |last3=Erbacher |first4=Jesús |last4=Reolid |first5=Fanfan |last5=Zuo |year=2017 |title=Sequence stratigraphy of Upper Jurassic deposits in the North German Basin (Lower Saxony, Süntel Mountains) |journal=Facies |volume=63 |issue=3 |article-number=19 |doi=10.1007/s10347-017-0501-4|s2cid=135060170 }}
- {{cite journal |last1=Lallensack |first1=Jens N. |last2=Sander |first2=P. Martin |last3=Knötschke |first3=Nils |last4=Wings |first4=Oliver |year=2015 |title=Dinosaur tracks from the Langenberg Quarry (Late Jurassic, Germany) reconstructed with historical photogrammetry: Evidence for large theropods soon after insular dwarfism |url=https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/pdfs/529.pdf |journal=Palaeontologia Electronica |volume=18 |access-date=2020-09-07}}
- {{cite journal |last=Diedrich |first=C |year=2011 |title=Upper Jurassic tidal flat megatracksites of Germany - coastal dinosaur migration highways between European islands, and a review of the dinosaur footprints |journal=Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments |volume=91 |issue=2 |pages=129–155|doi=10.1007/s12549-010-0044-y |s2cid=140604517 }}
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Category:Shallow marine deposits
Category:Ichnofossiliferous formations
Category:Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Europe