Marnes de Bleville
Appearance
Marnes de Bléville | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Lower, Middle and Upper Members |
Underlies | Argiles d'Octeville |
Overlies | Bancs de Plomb |
Thickness | 6 to 12 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, Marlstone |
Location | |
Region | Normandy |
Country | France |
The Marnes de Bleville is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the Late Jurassic.[1]
Vertebrate fauna
[edit]Dinosaurs of the Marnes de Bleville | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Description | Images | |
Dryosauridae indet.[1][2] |
Middle Member, Cap de la Hève, Octeville |
Remains consist of an isolated femur, formerly referred to Dryosaurus [3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 545–549. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Allain, R. and Pereda-Suberbiola, X. 2003. Dinosaurs of France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 2: 27–44.
- ^ E. Buffetaut and E. Cacheleux. 1997. The dinosaur Dryosaurus (Ornithopoda, Dryosauridae) in the Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) of Normandy: palaeobiogeographical implications. Compte Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, série IIa 324:499-503