Der Buntsandstein in der Stratigraphischen Tabelle von Deutschland 2016.

In the Stratigraphic Table of Germany 2016 (STD 2016), the Buntsandstein Group, as the lower part of the Germanic Triassic, covers a period of only 6.3 Ma (STD 2002: 8.0 Ma). It is subdivided into the subgroups Lower, Middle and Upper Buntsandstein. Alternatively, it is subdivided into allostratigraphic units, called "Folge" s1 to s7, which correspond to the lithostratigraphic units Calvörde, Bernburg, Volpriehausen, Detfurth, Hardegsen, Solling and Röt Formation within the North German Basin - the subsidence centre of the Central European Basin. However, in the coarser clastic marginal facies of the basin, especially in southern Germany, the stratigraphic positions of the "Folgen" boundaries can only partially be identified yet. Since the formations of the central part of the basin cannot be distinguished in all parts of the basin, separate mappable lithostratigraphic units were defined regionally, especially for the marginal facies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]