Marnes de Châlins
| Marnes de Châlins | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian ~220–202 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   Marnes de Châlins (France) |
The Marnes de Châlins (French for Châlins Marl) is a Late Triassic (Norian to Rhaetian) geologic formation in France. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]
Fossil content
The formation has provided the following fossils:[2]
- Reptiles
- Fish
- Grozonodon candaui
- Lissodus lepagei
- L. minimus
- ?Gyrolepis sp.
- Ptychoceratodus rectangulus
See also
References
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Marnes de Châlins at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
Further reading
- G. Cuny, M. Martin, R. Rauscher and J. Mazin. 1998. A new neoselachian shark from the Upper Triassic of Grozon (Jura, France). Geological Magazine 135(5):657-668
- A. F. d. Lapparent. 1967. Les dinosaures de France [The dinosaurs of France]. Sciences 51:4-19
- M. J. Henry. 1876. L'Infralias dans la Franche-Comté [The Lower Lias of Franche-Comté]. Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation du Doubs, 4e série 10:287-486
