Earth:Marnes Rouges Inferieures
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| Marnes Rouges Inferieures Stratigraphic range: Early Maastrichtian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Location | |
| Region | L'Aude Departement |
| Country |  France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | "Lower Red Marls" |
The Marnes Rouges Inferieures is a geological formation in Aude, France whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content
Indeterminate ankylosaurian and dromaeosaurid remains along with dinosaur eggs were found in Département de L'Aude, France.[1]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Ampelosaurus | A. atacis | Département de L'Aude, France | [1] |  |
| Gargantuavis | G. philoinos | Département de L'Aude, France | [1] | |
| cf. Rhabdodon | cf. R. priscus | Département de L'Aude, France | [1] |  |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
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