Chalk of the Pays de Caux | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, lower | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Several ammonite subunits, including:[1]
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Underlies | Watinoceras devonense zone |
Overlies | Surface rav. Octeville |
Lithology | |
Primary | Glauconitic chalk |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E |
Region | Normandy |
Country | France |
Extent | Pays de Caux |
The Chalk of the Paus de Caux is a geologic locality dating to the Late Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian age), outcropping in the Pays de Caux region of France.[2] Dinosaur and reptile fossils are among the known remains found in the Chalk of the Pays de Caux.[1]
Ammonite and fish fossils are known from this locality.[1][2]
Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
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Abelisauridae[2] | Indeterminate | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zon) | An isolated tooth | May belong to Caletodraco, or a taxon that predated or scavenged it | |
Caletodraco[2] | C. cottardi | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone) | The sacrum, partial ilia, the first caudal vertebra, and various fragmentary bones, possibly ribs | ||
Crocodilia[3][4] | Indeterminate | Scant remains | ||||
Ichthyosauria[3][4] | Indeterminate | Scant remains | ||||
?Lamniformes[2] | Indeterminate | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone) | A single tooth | Discovered alongside the holotype of Caletodraco |