Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation

Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation, also known as the Argiles Rutilantes Formation[1] is an early Maastrichtian[2] French geologic formation in the département of Var preserving the remains of several types of dinosaurs and other extinct organisms.[3]

Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Early Maastrichtian, 74–70 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesCalcaire de Rognac
ThicknessOver 40 m (130 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryClay, shale
OtherSandstone
Location
Coordinates43.5°N 5.5°E / 43.5; 5.5
Approximate paleocoordinates36.1°N 4.0°E / 36.1; 4.0
RegionProvence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône
Country France
ExtentAix-en-Provence Basin
Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation (France)

Fossil content

An abelisaurid similar to Arcovenator is known from Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, while enantiornithean and indeterminate avialan remains are known from Département du Var.[2]

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs of the Grès à Reptiles
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionAbundanceNotesImages
Arcovenator[4] A. escotae Var Lower A large abelisaurid.
Garrigatitan[5] A. velauciensis Bouches du Rhône Lower A titanosaur Lirainosaurinae.
Gargantuavis[6] G. philoinos[6] Var[6]
Atsinganosaurus[7] G. meridionalis Bouches du Rhône Lower A titanosaur Lirainosaurinae.
Hypselosaurus[8] H. priscus[8] Actually indeterminate sauropod remains.[8]
Theropoda Indeterminate Var[6] Previously referred to "Megalosaurus" pannoniensis
Pyroraptor[9] P. olympius[9] Bouches-du-Rhône[9] "Fragmentary postcrania and teeth"[10]
Rhabdodon[8] R. priscus[8]
Rhodanosaurus[9] R. lugdunensis[9] Bouches-du-Rhône[9]
Variraptor[8] V. mechinorum[8]
Mammals of the Grès à Reptiles
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionAbundanceNotesImages
Mistralestes M. arcensis La Cairanne
Valentinella V. vitrollense Vitrolles-La Plaine
Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Crocodylians

Turtles

Pterosaurs

Fish

Fossil eggs

Flora

  • Peckichara cancellata[15]
  • P. pectinata[15]
  • Platychara caudata[15]
  • Saportanella maslovi[15]
  • ?Amblyochara begudiana[15]

See also

References

  1. Tabuce et al., 2013
  2. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.588-593
  3. Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation at Fossilworks.org
  4. Tortosa, Thierry; Buffetaut, Eric; Vialle, Nicolas; Dutour, Yves; Turini, Eric; Cheylan, Gilles (2014-01-01). "A new abelisaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of southern France: Palaeobiogeographical implications" (PDF). Annales de Paléontologie. 100 (1): 63–86. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2013.10.003. ISSN 0753-3969.
  5. B. Vila; A. Galobart; J.U. Canudo; J. Le Loeff; et al. (2012). "The diversity of sauropod dinosaurs and their first taxonomic succession from the latest Cretaceous of southwestern Europe: Clues to demise and extinction". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 350–352 (15): 19–38. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.06.008.
  6. "14.8 Département du Var, France; 2. Grès à Reptiles Formation," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.589
  7. Díez Díaz, Verónica; Garcia, Géraldine; Pereda Suberbiola, Xabier; Jentgen-Ceschino, Benjamin; Stein, Koen; Godefroit, Pascal; Valentin, Xavier (2020-12-21). "A new titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Velaux-La-Bastide Neuve (southern France)". Historical Biology: 1–20. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1841184. ISSN 0891-2963.
  8. "14.8 Département du Var, France; 2. Grès à Reptiles Formation" and "14.38 Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, France; 1. Grès à Reptiles Formation," in Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.589-590
  9. "14.38 Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, France; 1. Grès à Reptiles Formation," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.590
  10. "Table 10.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.199
  11. Martin, 2007
  12. Blanco & Brochu, 2016
  13. Le Loeuff & Buffetaut, 1998
  14. Tong et al., 1998
  15. Martin et al., 2016
  16. Vullo et al., 2018
  17. Viany-Liaud et al., 1994

Bibliography

Further reading

  • R. Cousin, G. Breton, R. Fournier and J.-P. Watte. 1994. Dinosaur egglaying and nesting in France. K. Carpenter, K.F. Hirsch & J.R. Horner (eds.) Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 56-74
  • J. Le Loeuff, E. Buffetaut, P. Méchin and A. Méchin-Salessy. 1992. The first record of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs (Saurischia, Theropoda) in the Maastrichtian of southern Europe: palaeobiogeographical implications. Bulletin de la Société géologique de la France 163(3):337-343
  • R. Dughi and F. Sirugue. 1958. Sur les oeufs de dinosaures du bassin fluvio-lacustre de Basse-Provence. Comptes Rendus du Congrès National des Sociétés Savantes, Section des Sciences, Paris 83:183-20
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