Moon-Airel Formation

The Moon-Airel Formation is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the early Hettangian.[1][2]

Moon-Airel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Hettangian
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherClaystone
Location
Coordinates49.2°N 1.1°E / 49.2; 1.1
Approximate paleocoordinates35.0°N 4.5°E / 35.0; 4.5
RegionBasse-Normandie
Country France
Moon-Airel Formation (France)

Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaurs
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, France.[1]

Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves.

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See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 48.
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