Marnes de Châlins

The Marnes de Châlins (French for Châlins Marl) is a Late Triassic (Norian to Rhaetian) geologic formation in France. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.^[1]

Marnes de Châlins
Stratigraphic range: Norian-Rhaetian ~220–202 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Location
Coordinates	46.9°N 5.7°E / 46.9; 5.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	29.2°N 8.8°E / 29.2; 8.8
Region	Franche-Comté
Country	France
Extent	Jura
Type section
Named for	Châlins
Marnes de Châlins (France)

Fossil content

The formation has provided the following fossils:^[2]

• Reptiles
  • Plateosaurus sp.
  • Gresslyosaurus cf. plieningeri
  • ?Prosauropoda indet.
• Fish
  • Grozonodon candaui
  • Lissodus lepagei
  • L. minimus
  • ?Gyrolepis sp.
  • Ptychoceratodus rectangulus

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils