| Commentry Shales | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
The Commentry Shales is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database assembled by hundreds of paleontologists from around the world.
Charleuxia is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater bony fish that lived during the Asselian age in what is now Burgundy, France (Autun).
Decazella is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Gzhelian (Stephanian) age in what is now Occitania, France.
Albertogaudrya is an extinct genus of astrapotherian mammal that lived in present-day Patagonia and Salta, Argentina during the Eocene 48.6 to 37.2 million years ago. Fossils of Albertogaudrya have been found in the Lumbrera and Sarmiento Formations. It is named after French palaeontologist Albert Gaudry.
The Rochester Shale is a geologic formation exposed in New York and West Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Waynesville Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils from the Late Ordovician period.
The Liberty Formation is a geologic formation in Ohio and Indiana. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Ohio Shale is a geologic formation in Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Cincinnati Group is a geologic group in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. It is Upper Ordovician.
The Osgood Formation, also known as the Osgood Shale is a geologic formation in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The St. Louis Formation is a geologic formation in Iowa. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The Harding Sandstone is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Animas Formation is a geologic formation in Colorado. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The Amherstburg Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario, Canada and Michigan, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Manitoulin Dolomite is a geologic formation in Ontario. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Urgonian Limestone is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period. Some parts of the limestone have undergone metamorphism to produce ductile folds next to faults.
The Grès verts hevétiques is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period, including Aepisaurus elephantinus.
The Argiles de Châtillon is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.
The Menat Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleocene. It is a maar deposit located on top of an ancient volcano, the extent is very localised with the outcropping area being around 600 by 1000 metres. Numerous species of fossil insects, plants and fish are known, as well as some isolated mammals, including the primate Plesiadapis insignis, the choristodere reptile Lazarussuchus, and birds, including members of Halcyornithidae and Messelasturidae and relatives of Songziidae.
The Cabot Head Shale is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
 | This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to the Carboniferous period is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
