Moon-Airel Formation

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Moon-Airel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian-Hettangian
~206–197  Ma
Type Geological formation
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Claystone
Location
Coordinates 49°12′N1°06′E / 49.2°N 1.1°E / 49.2; 1.1 Coordinates: 49°12′N1°06′E / 49.2°N 1.1°E / 49.2; 1.1
Approximate paleocoordinates 35°00′N4°30′E / 35.0°N 4.5°E / 35.0; 4.5
Region Basse-Normandie
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
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Moon-Airel Formation (France)

The Moon-Airel Formation is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the late Rhaetian and early Hettangian. [1] [2]

Contents

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Halticosaurus Indeterminate
Liliensternus L. airelensisTooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves, which have now been assigned to Lophostropheus airelensis [3]
Liliensternus NT.jpg
Lophostropheus [1] L. airelensis [1] De La Manche [1] Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 532–534. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  2. Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp.  ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  3. "Table 3.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 48.