Argiles Ostréennes
Appearance
Argiles Ostréennes | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
Type | Geological formation |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | France |
The Argiles Ostréennes (French for: "clay with fossil oysters") is a geological formation in northern central France whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
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[edit]- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 556-563. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "The Polyglot Paleontologist". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 August 2023.