Glauconie argileuse

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Glauconie argileuse
Stratigraphic range: Santonian [1]
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Europe
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

The Glauconie argileuse is a geological formation in Europe whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]

The Late Cretaceous is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous period is divided in the geologic timescale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous series. The Cretaceous is named after the white limestone known as chalk which occurs widely in northern France and is seen in the white cliffs of south-eastern England, and which dates from this time.

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Glauconie argileuse
Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Craspedodon [1]

C. lonzeensis [1]

Geographically present in Province de Namur, Belgium. [1]

"[Three] teeth." [2]

Megalosaurus [1]

M. lonzeensis [1]

Geographically present in Province de Namur, Belgium. [1]

Remains now considered to be an indeterminate theropod. - "Pedal ungual." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 588-593. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  2. "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 415.
  3. "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 78.