The Chalk of the Paus de Caux is a geologic formation of Late Cretaceous (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]
| Chalk of the Pays de Caux | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, | |
 The Chalk of the Pays de Caux outcropping at Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Several ammonite subunits, including:[1]
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| Underlies | Watinoceras devonense member |
| 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 |
  Chalk of the Pays de Caux (France) | |
Paleobiota
editAmmonite and fish fossils are known from the formation.[1][2]
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abelisauridae[2] | Indeterminate[2] | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval[2] | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni member)[2] | "Single tooth."[2] | May have belonged to the same taxon as Caletodraco, or a predator or scavenger.[2] | 
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| Caletodraco[2] | C. cottardi[2] | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval[2] | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni member)[2] | "A sacrum, incomplete ilia, the first caudal vertebra, and various poorly preserved bones, possibly ribs."[2] | .png)
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| Crocodilia[3][4] | Indeterminate[3][4] | "Scant remains."[3][4] | ||||
| Ichthyosauria[3][4] | Indeterminate[3][4] | "Scant remains."[3][4] | ||||
| Lamniformes?[2] | Indeterminate[2] | Saint-Jouin-Bruneval[2] | C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni member)[2] | "Single tooth." | Discovered alongside the holotype of Caletodraco.[2] | ,_Pays_de_Caux.webp)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Hoyez, B.; Girard, J.; Cottard, N. Le (2020) Cénomanien du littoral normand entre la valleuse d’Antifer et le cap de la Hève; Carnets Géol.: Madrid, Spain; 225p, ISBN 13: 978-2-916733-19-7, Book 2020/01 (CG2020_B01).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Buffetaut, E.; Tong, H.; Girard, J.; Hoyez, B.; Párraga, J. (2024). "Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France)". Fossil Studies. 2 (3): 177–195. doi:10.3390/fossils2030009.
- ^ a b c d e f Lennier, G. (1868) Etudes Géologiques et Paléontologiques sur l’Embouchure de la Seine et les Falaises de la Haute-Normandie; Imprimerie Eugène Costey: Le Havre, France; 245p.
- ^ a b c d e f Lennier, G. (1904) Muséum du Havre. Petit Guide Illustré du Visiteur; Imprimerie du Journal Le Havre: Le Havre, France; 371p.
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