Calcaire de Caen

Calcaire de Caen
Type Geological formation

The Calcaire de Caen is a geological formation in Europe. It dates back to the Middle Jurassic.[1]

Vertebrate fauna

Indeterminate sauropod remains located in the Département Du Calvados, France.[1]

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Dinosaurs reported from the Calcaire de Caen
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes

Dubreuillosaurus[1][2]

D. valesdunensis[1]

Geographically located in the Département Du Calvados, France.[1]

"Nearly complete skull and partial skeleton."[3]

Megalosaurus[1]

Indeterminate[1]

Geographically located in the Département Du Calvados, France.[1]

Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains.[1]

Poekilopleuron[1]

P. bucklandii[1]

Geographically located in the Département Du Calvados, France.[1]

"Partial postcranial skeleton."[3]

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 538–541. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ↑ Allain, R., 2005, "The postcranial anatomy of the megalosaur Dubreuillosaurus valesdunensis (Dinosauria Theropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of Normandy, France", Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(4): 850–858
  3. 1 2 "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 72.
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