Gres de Saint-Chinian

Gres de Saint-Chinian Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian - Early Maastrichtian[1]
Type	Geological formation
Location
Region	Europe
Country	France

The Gres de Saint-Chinian is a geological formation in Aude and Hérault, France whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Gres de Saint-Chinian outcrops in Département de L'Herault have produced dinosaur eggs, along with the indeterminate remains of avialans, enantiornithes, and possible indeterminate abelisaurids.^[1]

Dinosaurs of the Gres de Saint-Chinian
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Ampelosaurus[1]	A. atacis[1]	Département de L'Herault[1]				Ampelosaurus Rhabdodon Variraptor
Rhabdodon[1]	Rhabdodon cf. priscus[1]	Département de L'Aude[1]
	R. septimanicus[1]	Département de L'Herault[1]		"Dentary."[2]
Rhodanosaurus[1]	R. lugdunensis[1]	Département de L'Herault[1]			Actually indeterminate Ankylosauria remains.[1]
Megalosaurus[1]	M. pannoniensis[1]	Département de L'Herault[1]
Variraptor[1]	V. mechinorum[1]	Département de L'Herault[1] Département de L'Aude[1]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 588-593. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 414.