Calcaire de Caen
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The Calcaire de Caen or Calcaires de Caen Formation; French for Caen Limestone, is a geological formation in France. It is dated to the mid-Bathonian of the Jurassic period. It was frequently quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone.
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. | |||||
| Taxon | Reclassified taxon | Taxon falsely reported as present | Dubious taxon or junior synonym | Ichnotaxon | Ootaxon | Morphotaxon |
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Lexovisaurus | L. durobrivensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A stegosaur |
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Sauropoda Indet. | Indeterminate | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | An indeterminate sauropod |
Theropods
| Theropods of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Dubreuillosaurus | D. valesdunensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. | A afrovenatorine megalosaurid | |
| Poekilopleuron | P. bucklandii | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Partial postcranial skeleton. | A carnosaurian theropod |
Thalattosuchians
| Thalattosuchians of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Deslongchampsina | D. larteti | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurid thalattosuchian | ||
| Proexochokefalos | P. cf. bouchardi | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurine machimosaurid | ||
| Seldsienean | S. megistorhynchus | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurid thalattosuchian | ||
| Teleosaurus | T. cadomensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Quarter of a skull and other assorted fragments. | A teleosaurine teleosaurid | |
| T. geoffroyi (?) | ||||||
| Yvridiosuchus | Y. boutilieri | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurin machimosaurine |
Plesiosaurs
| Plesiosaurs of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
| Cartilaginous Fish of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Strophodus | S. longidens | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A hybodont | ||
| S. magnus | ||||||
| S. medius | ||||||
| S. reticulatus |