Neckars Formation

Neckars Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pleistocene ~2.6–0.011  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Formation
Location
Coordinates	49°24′N8°42′E / 49.4°N 8.7°E / 49.4; 8.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	49°24′N8°36′E / 49.4°N 8.6°E / 49.4; 8.6
Region	Heidelberg
Country	Germany
Neckars Formation (Germany)

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 . ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Germany

References

1. Neckars Formation at Fossilworks.org
2. Heller, 1955

Bibliography

• Heller, F (1955), "Ein kleiner Bär (Ursus sackdillingensis n. sp.) in der cromerischen Fauna der Sackdillinger-Höhle (Oberpfalz)", Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie , 12: 520–530