The Marne de Flize is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Toarcian stage of the Jurassic period.[1]
| Marne de Flize | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: early Toarcian ~ | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°48′N 4°42′E / 49.8°N 4.7°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 38°12′N 13°42′E / 38.2°N 13.7°E |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Country |  France |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Flize marl |
  Marne de Flize (France) | |
Description edit
The finely bedded blue-grey shales contain limestone lenses up to one metre in thickness La Croisette. The Marne de Flize is referred to the early Toarcian (Tenuicostatum and Serpentinum zones according to Mouterde, 1980). It is therefore coeval with the Posidonia Shale of southern Germany.
Fossil content edit
The following fossils were reported from the formation:[1]
Vertebrates edit
- Reptiles
- Fish
Invertebrates edit
- Ammonites
Flora edit
See also edit
- Marne di Monte Serrone, Italy
- Calcare di Sogno, Italy
- Posidonia Shale, Lagerstätte in Germany
- Ciechocinek Formation, Germany and Poland
- Krempachy Marl Formation, Poland & Slovakia
- Lava Formation, Lithuania
- Budoš Limestone, Montenegro
- Azilal Group, North Africa
- Whitby Mudstone, England
- Fernie Formation, Alberta and British Columbia
- Poker Chip Shale
- Whiteaves Formation, British Columbia
- Navajo Sandstone, Utah
- Los Molles Formation, Argentina
- Mawson Formation, Antarctica
- Kandreho Formation, Madagascar
- Kota Formation, India
- Cattamarra Coal Measures, Australia
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Buffetaut, É.; B. Gibout, and D. Drouin. 2010. A pterosaur from the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) of the Ardennes (northeastern France). Carnets de Géologie/Notebooks on Geology 2010/01. 1–6. .