Jump to content

Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus Formation

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hemiauchenia (talk | contribs) at 15:07, 22 November 2019. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Marnes a Belemnopsis latesulcatus Formation
Stratigraphic range: Callovian
↓
TypeGeological formation
AreaNormandy
Lithology
PrimaryMarl, Limestone
Location
RegionCalvados Province
Country France

The Marnes a Belemnopsis latesulcatus Formation is a Jurassic geologic formation in France. It is so named because it exists within the Belemnopsis latesulcatus biostratigraphic zone. It predominantly consists of bioturbated variegated marl and lenticular concetionary wackestone

Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1] A referred specimen of Loricatosaurus priscus (MHBR 001) was found in this unit and is the source of the name Lexovisaurus when Hoffstetter (1957) coined that genus for the dubious species O. durobrivensis (to which he referred MNBR 001), because the area in which MHBR 001 was found used to be inhabited by the Lexovii, a tribe of the ancient Gauls.[2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
  2. ^ Hoffstetter, R., 1957, "Quelques observations sur les Stégosaurinés", Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 2nde série 29: 537-547

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Stub icon

This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marnes_à_Belemnopsis_latesulcatus_Formation&oldid=927441800"