Marnes de Bleville

Marnes de Bléville
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsLower, Middle and Upper Members
UnderliesArgiles d'Octeville
OverliesBancs de Plomb
Thickness6 to 12 metres
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, Marlstone
Location
RegionNormandy
Country France
Dinosaur localities. E1 - Marnes de Bléville.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Allain, R. and Pereda-Suberbiola, X. 2003. Dinosaurs of France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 2: 27–44.
  3. ^ E. Buffetaut and E. Cacheleux. 1997. The dinosaur Dryosaurus (Ornithopoda, Dryosauridae) in the Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic) of Normandy: palaeobiogeographical implications. Compte Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris, série IIa 324:499-503


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