Grès d'Alet
Grès d'Alet Stratigraphic range: Campanian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation |
Overlies | |
Thickness | Less than 10 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°06′N 1°24′E / 43.1°N 1.4°ECoordinates: 43°06′N 1°24′E / 43.1°N 1.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 34°48′N 1°30′E / 34.8°N 1.5°E |
Region | |
Country | France |
Grès d'Alet (France) |
The Grès d'Alet is a Campanian geologic formation in southern France. Fossil dinosaur eggs have been reported from the formation.[1]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
- Dinosaur eggs
- List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
References[]
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography[]
- The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2 ; , and . 2004.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of France
- Upper Cretaceous Series of Europe
- Cretaceous France
- Campanian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Ooliferous formations