Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
| Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Calcaires de Vignevieille |
| Overlies | Grès d'Alet |
| Thickness | Over 150 m (490 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°54′N 2°18′E / 42.9°N 2.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 34°48′N 2°00′E / 34.8°N 2.0°E |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Country |  France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | French: "Lower Red Marls" |
  Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation (France) | |
The Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation found in the French Pyrenees. It predominantly consists of red mustone, with minor brown mudstone and sandstone.[1] Dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation.[2]
Paleofauna
- Allodaposuchus precedens
- Ampelosaurus atacis
- Foxemys mechinorum
- Gargantuavis philoinos
- Lirainosaurus astibiae
- Rhabdodon priscus