Tambach Formation

Tambach Formation Stratigraphic range: Early Permian, Artinskian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Conglomerate, sandstone, mudstone
Location
Region	Free State of Thuringia
Country	Germany
Type section
Named for	Tambach-Dietharz village

The Tambach Formation is an Early Permian-age geologic formation in central Germany. It consists of terrestrial lacustrine (lake) and fluvial (river) deposits. Many vertebrate fossils have been found from the formation, including those of early amphibians like Rotaryus and Tambaroter and early reptiles like Eudibamus and Thuringothyris.

Georgenthalia

Tambach-Sandstein Member

MNG 11135 (holotype), a small but complete skull.

An amphibamid dissorophoid temnospondyl.

Orobates

Tambach-Sandstein Member

Four individuals are known from the specimens MNG 10181 (holotype), MNG 8760, 8980, 11133, 11134 (paratypes).

A diadectid reptiliomorph.

Rotaryus

Tambach-Sandstein Member

MNG 10182 (holotype), articulated partial well-preserved skull and both mandibles and a closely associated partial postcranial skeleton.

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