Chalk of the Pays de Caux

Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, lower Cenomanian
The Chalk of the Pays de Caux outcropping at Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsSeveral ammonite subunits, including:[1]
UnderliesWatinoceras devonense zone
OverliesSurface rav. Octeville
Lithology
PrimaryGlauconitic chalk
Location
Coordinates43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E / 43.3681; 1.9906
RegionNormandy
CountryFrance
ExtentPays de Caux
Chalk of the Pays de Caux is located in France
Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Chalk of the Pays de Caux (France)

The Chalk of the Paus de Caux is a geologic locality dating to the Late Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian age), outcropping in the Pays de Caux region of France.[2] Dinosaur and reptile fossils are among the known remains found in the Chalk of the Pays de Caux.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hoyez, B.; Girard, J.; Cottard, N. Le (2020) Cénomanien du littoral normand entre la valleuse d’Antifer et le cap de la Hève; Carnets Géol.: Madrid, Spain; 225p, ISBN 13: 978-2-916733-19-7, Book 2020/01 (CG2020_B01).
  2. ^ Buffetaut, E.; Tong, H.; Girard, J.; Hoyez, B.; Párraga, J. (2024). "Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France)". Fossil Studies. 2 (3): 177–195. doi:10.3390/fossils2030009.