Calcaire de Caen

Calcaire de Caen
Stratigraphic range: Middle Bathonian
~168–166 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsBanc Royal & Pierre de Caen Members
UnderliesCalcaire de Rouvres/Calcaire de Creully
OverliesMarnes de Port en Bessin
Thickness~22 m (72 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates49°24′N 0°24′E / 49.4°N 0.4°E / 49.4; 0.4
Approximate paleocoordinates39°12′N 10°42′E / 39.2°N 10.7°E / 39.2; 10.7
RegionNormandy
Country France
ExtentParis Basin
Type section
Named forCaen
Calcaire de Caen is located in France
Calcaire de Caen
Calcaire de Caen (France)
Calcaire de Caen is located in Normandy
Calcaire de Caen
Calcaire de Caen (Normandy)

The Calcaire de Caen or Calcaires de Caen Formation; French for Caen Limestone, is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the mid-Bathonian of the Jurassic.[1] It was often quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone.

  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 538–541. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.