The Obernkirchen Sandstein or Obernkirchen Sandstone is a geological unit in Lower Saxony, Germany whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. The remains of the dinosaur Stenopelix and numerous dinosaur tracks are known from the unit.Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 562. . The unit is a thin interval within the Bückeberg Formation As its name would suggest the lithology primarily consists of sandstone with thin intercalations of coal. This was deposited in a sandy barrier to lagoonal complex setting. The unit has historically been extensively quarried for its high quality building stone, which has been used as far away as Jakarta.
Vertebrate paleofauna Ornithischians of the Obernkirchen Sandstein Taxa Presence Notes Images Infraorder: Ankylosauria Tracks Niedersachsen Genus: Euornithopoda Tracks Niedersachsen Genus: Iguanodon Iguanodon sp. Niedersachsen Order: ?Ornithischia Possible ornithischian tracks. Niedersachsen Genus: Stenopelix S. valdensis. Niedersachsen "Partial skeleton, no skull.""Table 21.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 465. Suborder: Theropoda Indeterminate remains. Tracks Niedersachsen "(= Megalosaurus dunkeri)"
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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