Marnes de Bleville
| 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 |
The Marnes de Bleville is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the Late Jurassic.[1]
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] | ||
See also
References
- ^ 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'Académie des Sciences, Série IIA 324:499-503