Earth:Grès d'Alet

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Short description: Geologic formation in southern France
Grès d'Alet
Stratigraphic range: Campanian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesMarnes Rouges Inferieures Formation
OverliesMarnes rouges de Campagne
ThicknessLess than 10 m
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 43°06′N 1°24′E / 43.1°N 1.4°E / 43.1; 1.4
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 34°48′N 1°30′E / 34.8°N 1.5°E / 34.8; 1.5
RegionMidi Pyrénees
Country France
Grès d'Alet is located in France
Grès d'Alet
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

References

  1. Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2