Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation

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Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian
~70–66  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Underlies Calcaires de Vignevieille
Overlies Grès d'Alet
ThicknessOver 150 m (490 ft)
Lithology
Primary Mudstone
Other Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 42°54′N2°18′E / 42.9°N 2.3°E / 42.9; 2.3 Coordinates: 42°54′N2°18′E / 42.9°N 2.3°E / 42.9; 2.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 34°48′N2°00′E / 34.8°N 2.0°E / 34.8; 2.0
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Type section
Named forFrench: "Lower Red Marls"
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Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation (France)

The Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation found in the French Pyrenees. It predominantly consists of red mustone, with minor brown mudstone and sandstone. [1] Dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs and avialian stem-birds have been reported from the formation. [2]

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References

  1. Fondevilla et al., 2016
  2. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607

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