Ramsau Dolomite


The Ramsau Dolomite is a dolomitic geologic formation in the Northern Limestone Alps, of Austria and of Bavaria, Germany. It is a unit of the Wetterstein Limestone found in the Limestone Alps. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carnian stage of the Triassic period.

Fossil content

The formation has provided fossils of:
;BivalvesCornucardia hornigiiDaonella (Arzelella) indicaKatosira bavaricaNeomegalodon (Rossiodus) stoppanii
;GastropodsOmphaloptycha rosthorni
  • ''?Coelostylina sp.''