| Marnes de Villers | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Oxfordian Preκ κ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Formation |
| Underlies | Oolithes ferrugineuses de Villers |
| Overlies | Marnes de Dives |
| Thickness | 25 to 27 metres |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Marl |
| Other | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Normandy |
| Country |  France |
The Marnes de Villers is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Jurassic period.
Paleofauna
- Allosauroidea indet. - possible metriacanthosaurid
- Leedsichthys
- Megalosauridae indet. - Similar to Torvosaurus
- ?Streptospondylus - tentative referral based on similarities with Eustreptospondylus (may not be from the formation)
See also
References
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Monvoisin, Evariste; Allain, Ronan; Buffetaut, Eric; Picot, Laurent (2022-03-24). "New data on the theropod diversity from the Middle to Late Jurassic of the Vaches Noires cliffs (Normandy, France)". Geodiversitas. 44 (12). doi:10.5252/geodiversi-tas2022v44a12. ISSN 1280-9659.
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