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The '''Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation''' is a [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] geologic formation found in the French Pyrenees. It predominantly consists of red mustone, with minor brown mudstone and sandstone.<ref name=Fondevilla2016>Fondevilla et al., 2016</ref> Dinosaurs, [[Biology:Dinosaur|dinosaur]] eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation.<ref name="dinosaurdistribution">Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607</ref>
The '''Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation''' is a [[Earth:Late Cretaceous|Late Cretaceous]] geologic formation found in the French Pyrenees. It predominantly consists of red mustone, with minor brown mudstone and sandstone.<ref name=Fondevilla2016>Fondevilla et al., 2016</ref> Dinosaurs, [[Biology:Dinosaur|dinosaur]] eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation.<ref name="dinosaurdistribution">Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607</ref>


== Paleofauna ==
== Fossil content ==
* ''[[Biology:Allodaposuchus|Allodaposuchus precedens]]''
 
* ''[[Biology:Ampelosaurus|Ampelosaurus atacis]]''
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* ''[[Biology:Foxemys|Foxemys mechinorum]]''
 
* ''[[Biology:Gargantuavis|Gargantuavis philoinos]]''
=== Dinosaurs ===
* ''[[Biology:Lirainosaurus|Lirainosaurus astibiae]]''
 
* ''[[Biology:Rhabdodon|Rhabdodon priscus]]''
==== Ornithischians ====
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
! colspan="7" align="center" | [[Biology:Ornithischia|Ornithischians]] of Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
|-
! Genus
! Species
! Location
! Stratigraphic position
! Material
! Notes
! Images
|-
| ''[[Biology:Rhabdodon|Rhabdodon]]''
| ''R. priscus''
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| A [[Biology:Rhabdodontidae|rhabdodontid]] [[Biology:Ornithopoda|ornithopod]]
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|-
|}
 
==== Sauropods ====
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
! colspan="7" align="center" | [[Biology:Sauropoda|Sauropods]] of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
|-
! Genus
! Species
! Location
! Stratigraphic position
! Material
! Notes
! Images
|-
| ''[[Biology:Ampelosaurus|Ampelosaurus]]''
| ''A. atacis''
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| A [[Biology:Lirainosaurinae|lirainosaurine]] [[Biology:Lithostrotia|lithostrotian]]
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|-
| ''[[Biology:Lirainosaurus|Lirainosaurus]]''
| ''L. astibiae''
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| A lirainosaurine lithostrotian
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|-
|}
 
==== Theropods ====
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
! colspan="7" align="center" | [[Biology:Theropoda|Theropods]] of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
|-
! Genus
! Species
! Location
! Stratigraphic position
! Material
! Notes
! Images
|-
| ''[[Biology:Gargantuavis|Gargantuavis]]''
| ''G. philoinos''
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| A [[Biology:Gargantuavis|gargantuaviid]] avialan
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|-
|}
 
=== Crocodilians ===
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
! colspan="7" align="center" | [[Biology:Crocodilia|Crocodilia]] of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
|-
! Genus
! Species
! Location
! Stratigraphic position
! Material
! Notes
! Images
|-
| ''[[Biology:Allodaposuchus|Allodaposuchus]]''
| ''A. precedens''
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| A [[Biology:Allodaposuchidae|allodaposuchid]] [[Biology:Eusuchia|eusuchian]]
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|}
 
=== Turtles ===
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
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! colspan="7" align="center" | [[Biology:Turtle|Turtles]] of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
|-
! Genus
! Species
! Location
! Stratigraphic position
! Material
! Notes
! Images
|-
| ''[[Biology:Foxemys|Foxemys]]''
| ''F. mechinorum''
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| A [[Biology:Bothremydidae|bothremydid]] [[Biology:Pleurodira|side-necked turtles]]
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|-
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
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* {{cite LSA |last=Fondevilla |first=Víctor |last2=Dinarès-Turell |first2=Jaume |last3=Vila |first3=Bernat |last4=Le Loeuff |first4=Jean |last5=Estrada |first5=Rita |last6=Oms |first6=Oriol |last7=Galobart |first7=Àngel |year=2016 |title=Magnetostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian continental record in the Upper Aude Valley (northern Pyrenees, France): Placing age constraints on the succession of dinosaur-bearing sites |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667115300525 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=57 |pages=457–472}} {{doi|10.1016/j.cretres.2015.08.009}}
* {{citation |last1=Fondevilla |first1=Víctor |last2=Dinarès-Turell |first2=Jaume |last3=Vila |first3=Bernat |last4=Le Loeuff |first4=Jean |last5=Estrada |first5=Rita |last6=Oms |first6=Oriol |last7=Galobart |first7=Àngel |year=2016 |title=Magnetostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian continental record in the Upper Aude Valley (northern Pyrenees, France): Placing age constraints on the succession of dinosaur-bearing sites |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0195667115300525 |journal=Cretaceous Research |volume=57 |pages=457–472 |doi=10.1016/j.cretres.2015.08.009|url-access=subscription }}
* {{cite LSA |last=Weishampel |first=David B. |last2=Dodson |first2=Peter |last3=Osmólska (eds.) |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21}} {{ISBN|0-520-24209-2}}
* {{citation |last1=Weishampel |first1=David B. |last2=Dodson |first2=Peter |last3=Osmólska |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21 |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |}}


[[Category:Maastrichtian Stage]]
[[Category:Maastrichtian Stage]]

Latest revision as of 18:59, 16 April 2026

Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesCalcaires de Vignevieille
OverliesGrès d'Alet
ThicknessOver 150 m (490 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 42°54′N 2°18′E / 42.9°N 2.3°E / 42.9; 2.3
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 34°48′N 2°00′E / 34.8°N 2.0°E / 34.8; 2.0
RegionOccitania
CountryFrance
Type section
Named forFrench: "Lower Red Marls"
Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation is located in France
Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation (France)

The Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation found in the French Pyrenees. It predominantly consists of red mustone, with minor brown mudstone and sandstone.[1] Dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation.[2]

Fossil content

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Dinosaurs

Ornithischians

Ornithischians of Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Rhabdodon R. priscus A rhabdodontid ornithopod

Sauropods

Sauropods of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Ampelosaurus A. atacis A lirainosaurine lithostrotian
Lirainosaurus L. astibiae A lirainosaurine lithostrotian

Theropods

Theropods of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Gargantuavis G. philoinos A gargantuaviid avialan

Crocodilians

Crocodilia of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Allodaposuchus A. precedens A allodaposuchid eusuchian

Turtles

Turtles of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Foxemys F. mechinorum A bothremydid side-necked turtles

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
    • List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
      • Dinosaur eggs

References

  1. ↑ Fondevilla et al., 2016
  2. ↑ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

Bibliography



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