The Gres de Saint-Chinian is a geological formation in Aude and Hérault, France whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Gres de Saint-Chinian | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian - Early Maastrichtian[1] | |
Type | Geological formation |
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Region | Europe |
Country | France |
Gres de Saint-Chinian outcrops in Département de L'Herault have produced dinosaur eggs, along with the indeterminate remains of avialans, enantiornithes, and possible indeterminate abelisaurids.[1]
Dinosaurs of the Gres de Saint-Chinian | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
A. atacis[1] |
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Rhabdodon cf. priscus[1] |
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R. septimanicus[1] |
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"Dentary."[2] |
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R. lugdunensis[1] |
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Actually indeterminate Ankylosauria remains.[1] | ||||
M. pannoniensis[1] |
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V. mechinorum[1] |