The Grès de Boisset (Boisset sandstone) is a geologic formation in France.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Rhaetian stage of the Late Triassic period.
Grès de Boisset | |
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Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 46°54′N 5°54′E / 46.9°N 5.9°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°48′N 9°12′E / 33.8°N 9.2°E |
Region | Franche-Comté |
Country | France |
Type section | |
Named for | Boisset |
Fossil content
editThe following fossils have been reported from the formation:[1][2]
Mammals
editFish
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Grès de Boisset at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Cuny, 1993
Bibliography
edit- Cuny, G (1993), "Discovery of Mammals in the Upper Triassic of the Jura (France). Lucas, S.G. and Morales, M. eds.: The Nonmarine Triassic", New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Bulletin, 3: 95–99