Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
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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. Dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation.
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 Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Rhabdodon | R. priscus | A rhabdodontid ornithopod |
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Ampelosaurus | A. atacis | A lirainosaurine lithostrotian | ||||
| Lirainosaurus | L. astibiae | A lirainosaurine lithostrotian |
Theropods
| Theropods of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Gargantuavis | G. philoinos | A gargantuaviid avialan |
Crocodilians
| Crocodilia of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Allodaposuchus | A. precedens | A allodaposuchid eusuchian |
Turtles
| Turtles of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Foxemys | F. mechinorum | A bothremydid side-necked turtles |
Fish
Lobe-finned Fish
| Lobe-finned Fish of the Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Axelrodichthys | A. megadromos | A mawsoniid coelacanth |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils Dinosaur eggs
Bibliography
- Fondevilla, Víctor; Dinarès-Turell, Jaume; Vila, Bernat; Le Loeuff, Jean; Estrada, Rita; Oms, Oriol; Galobart, Àngel (2016), , Cretaceous Research, 57: 457–472, doi:
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), , Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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