Gres a Avicula contorta

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Gres a Avicula contorta
Stratigraphic range: Late Norian [1]
Type Geological formation
Location
CountryFlag of France.svg  France

The Gres a Avicula contorta is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the late Norian. [1]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Gres a Avicula contorta
TaxaPresenceNotesImages

Plateosauria

Indeterminate [2]

Theropoda [1]

Indeterminate remains. [1]

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References

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