Moon-Airel Formation
Appearance
Moon-Airel Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian-Hettangian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49°12′N 1°06′E / 49.2°N 1.1°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 35°00′N 4°30′E / 35.0°N 4.5°E |
Region | Basse-Normandie |
Country | France |
The Moon-Airel Formation is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the late Rhaetian and early Hettangian.[1][2]
Vertebrate paleofauna
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Halticosaurus | Indeterminate | |||||
Liliensternus | L. airelensis | Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves, which have now been assigned to Lophostropheus airelensis[3] | ||||
Lophostropheus[1] | L. airelensis[1] | De La Manche[1] | Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves[citation needed] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 532–534. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 48.