Calcaire de Caen

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Calcaire de Caen
Stratigraphic range: Middle Bathonian
~168–166  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsBanc Royal & Pierre de Caen Members
Underlies Calcaire de Rouvres/Calcaire de Creully
Overlies Marnes de Port en Bessin
Thickness~22 m (72 ft)
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Coordinates 49°24′N0°24′E / 49.4°N 0.4°E / 49.4; 0.4 Coordinates: 49°24′N0°24′E / 49.4°N 0.4°E / 49.4; 0.4
Approximate paleocoordinates 39°12′N10°42′E / 39.2°N 10.7°E / 39.2; 10.7
Region Normandy
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Extent Paris Basin
Type section
Named for Caen
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Calcaire de Caen (France)
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Calcaire de Caen (Normandy)

The Calcaire de Caen or Calcaires de Caen Formation; French for Caen Limestone, is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the mid-Bathonian of the Jurassic. [1] It was often quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone.

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Vertebrate fauna

Indeterminate sauropod remains located in the Département Du Calvados, France. [1]

Dinosaurs
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotes
Dubreuillosaurus [1] [2] D. valesdunensis [1] Département Du Calvados [1] Pierre de Caen Member"Nearly complete skull and partial skeleton." [3]
Megalosaurus [1] Indeterminate [1] Département Du Calvados, France. [1] Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains. [1] Collected in 1826.
Poekilopleuron [1] P. bucklandii [1] Département Du Calvados, France. [1] Banc Royal Member"Partial postcranial skeleton." [3]
Teleosaurus [1] T. cadomensis [1]

T. geoffroyi (?) [1]

Département Du Calvados, France. [1] "Quarter of a skull and other assorted fragments." [1] Remains of T. geoffroyi destroyed in 1944. T. geoffroyi may have been the same as T. cadomensis. [1]
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Taxon Reclassified taxonTaxon falsely reported as presentDubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

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References

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  2. Allain, R., 2005, "The postcranial anatomy of the megalosaur Dubreuillosaurus valesdunensis (Dinosauria Theropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Normandy, France", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology25(4): 850–858
  3. 1 2 "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 72.