Chalk of the Pays de Caux

Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, lower Cenomanian
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The Chalk of the Pays de Caux outcropping at Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsSeveral ammonite subunits, including:[1]
UnderliesWatinoceras devonense zone
OverliesSurface rav. Octeville
Lithology
PrimaryGlauconitic chalk
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Chalk of the Pays de Caux is located in France
Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Chalk of the Pays de Caux (France)

The Chalk of the Paus de Caux is a geologic locality dating to the Late Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian age), outcropping in the Pays de Caux region of France.[2] Dinosaur and reptile fossils are among the known remains found in the Chalk of the Pays de Caux.[1]

Paleobiota

Ammonite and fish fossils are known from this locality.[1][2]

Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Image
Abelisauridae[2] Indeterminate Saint-Jouin-Bruneval C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zon) An isolated tooth May belong to Caletodraco, or a taxon that predated or scavenged it
Caletodraco[2] C. cottardi Saint-Jouin-Bruneval C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone) The sacrum, partial ilia, the first caudal vertebra, and various fragmentary bones, possibly ribs
Crocodilia[3][4] Indeterminate Scant remains
Ichthyosauria[3][4] Indeterminate Scant remains
?Lamniformes[2] Indeterminate Saint-Jouin-Bruneval C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone) A single tooth Discovered alongside the holotype of Caletodraco

References

  1. ^ a b c Hoyez, B.; Girard, J.; Cottard, N. Le (2020) Cénomanien du littoral normand entre la valleuse d’Antifer et le cap de la Hève; Carnets Géol.: Madrid, Spain; 225p, ISBN 13: 978-2-916733-19-7, Book 2020/01 (CG2020_B01).
  2. ^ a b c d e Buffetaut, E.; Tong, H.; Girard, J.; Hoyez, B.; Párraga, J. (2024). "Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France)". Fossil Studies. 2 (3): 177–195. doi:10.3390/fossils2030009.
  3. ^ a b Lennier, G. (1868) Etudes Géologiques et Paléontologiques sur l’Embouchure de la Seine et les Falaises de la Haute-Normandie; Imprimerie Eugène Costey: Le Havre, France; 245p.
  4. ^ a b Lennier, G. (1904) Muséum du Havre. Petit Guide Illustré du Visiteur; Imprimerie du Journal Le Havre: Le Havre, France; 371p.
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