The La Penthiève Beds is a geologic formation in Louppy-le-Château, France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Cretaceous period.
| La Penthiève Beds | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous, | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Mammilatum Zone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Phosphate |
| Location | |
| Region | Louppy-le-Château |
| Country | France |
Part of the formation is known as the Mammilatum Zone, which dates to the lower Albian.[1]
Paleofauna
edit- Crocodylia indet.
- Dakosaurus sp.
- Erectopus superbus
- Hylaeosaurus sp.
- Pervushovisaurus campylodon
- Plesiosauria indet.
- Polycotylus sp.
- Polyptychodon interruptus
See also
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References
edit- ^ Allain, R. (2005). The enigmatic theropod dinosaur Erectopus superbus (Sauvage, 1882) from the Lower Albian of Louppy-le-Château (Meuse, France). in Carpenter, K. 2005. The Carnivorous Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press: 72-86.
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