Marnes de Bleville

The Marnes de Bleville is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the Late Jurassic.[1]

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

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]
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See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 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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