References
Reference
Bardet, Nathalie (1994) Pliosaurs And Plesiosaurs From the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of Normandy; Revue de Paléobiologie, Vol. Spé, pp.1-7
Pliosaurs And Plesiosaurs From the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) of Normandy
Principal Author
Nathalie Bardet
Header
Academic paper
Journal
Revue de Paléobiologie
Volume
Vol. Sp&eac
Pages
1-7
Abstract
The Middle Jurassic (Callovian) formations of "Marnes d'Argences" and "Marnes de Dives" in Normandy, stratigraphically equivalent to the Oxford Clay of England, have yielded a rich marine reptile fauna. Sauropterygians are abundant and represented by both pliosaurs (Liopleurodon ferox, Liopleurodon cf. L. pachydefrus, Simolestes vorax, Peloneustes philarchus) and plesiosaurs (Muraenosaurus leedsi, Cryptocildus eurymerus, Tricleidus seeleyl). These species have been reported previously from the Oxford Clay of England.
Keywords
Marine reptiles, pliosaurs, plesiosaurs, Middle Jurassic, Callovian, Normandy, palaeobiogeography
Language
English