Marnes de Bleville

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Marnes de Bléville
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian
Type Formation
Sub-unitsLower, Middle and Upper Members
Underlies Argiles d'Octeville
Overlies Bancs de Plomb
Thickness6 to 12 metres
Lithology
Primary Limestone, Marlstone
Location
Region Normandy
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Dinosaur localities. E1 - Marnes de Bleville. Paleogeography and paleoclimate of the Late Jurassic - 150 Ma with dinosaur fossil localities.png
Dinosaur localities. E1 - Marnes de Bléville.

The Marnes de Bleville is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the Late Jurassic. [1]

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Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaurs of the Marnes de Bleville
TaxaPresenceDescriptionImages

Dryosauridae indet. [1] [2]

Middle Member, Cap de la Hève, Octeville

Remains consist of an isolated femur, formerly referred to Dryosaurus [3]

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References

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