Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
| Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~70–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Calcaires de Vignevieille |
| Overlies | Grès d'Alet |
| Thickness | Over 150 m (490 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates |   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]
Paleofauna
- Allodaposuchus precedens
- Ampelosaurus atacis
- Foxemys mechinorum
- Gargantuavis philoinos
- Lirainosaurus astibiae
- Rhabdodon priscus
See also
References
Bibliography
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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
