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Keuper Waterstones
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
~247–242 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
TypeFormation
Unit ofMercia Mudstone Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates53°00′N 1°12′W / 53.0°N 1.2°W / 53.0; -1.2
Approximate paleocoordinates16°00′N 11°24′E / 16.0°N 11.4°E / 16.0; 11.4
RegionEngland
Country United Kingdom
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The Keuper Waterstones is a geologic formation in England. It preserves ichnofossils of Varanopus aff. curvidactylus, Swinnertonichnus mapperleyensis, Deuterotetrapous plancus, Chirotherium swinnertoni, Microsauropus acutipes and Erpetopus willistoni dating back to the Middle Triassic (Anisian) period.

See also

References

  1. Keuper Waterstones at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • W. A. S. Sarjeant. 1967. Fossil footprints from the Middle Triassic of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The Mercian Geologist 2:327-341
  • H. H. Swinnerton. 1910. Organic remains in the Trias of Nottingham. Geological Magazine, decade 5 7(5):229
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