Moon-Airel Formation

Moon-Airel Formation
Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian-Hettangian ~206–197  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Approximate paleocoordinates	35°00′N4°30′E / 35.0°N 4.5°E / 35.0; 4.5
Region	Basse-Normandie
Country	France
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]}

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Halticosaurus	Indeterminate
Liliensternus	L. airelensis			Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves, which have now been assigned to Lophostropheus airelensis [3]
Lophostropheus [1]	L. airelensis [1]	De La Manche [1]		Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves[ citation needed ]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. 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.