Marnes de Bleville
The Marnes de Bleville is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the Late Jurassic.[1]
| Marnes de Bléville | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Dinosaur localities. E1 - Marnes de Bléville.
Vertebrate fauna
| Dinosaurs of the Marnes de Bleville | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
References
- 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
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