 Species "Nicrosaurus kapffi" and the less commonly found "Nicrosaurus meyeri" occur in the Norian Stubensandstein of southwestern Germany, as well as from the Norian Arnstadt Formation.Since 1996, the collection for "Nicrosaurus kapffi" included five nearly complete skulls and four partial skulls.The Arnstadt Formation, or "Steinmergelkeuper", is primarily a lacustrine sedimentary succession of the Germanic Basin.