Wikipedia / Argiles d'Octeville
Wikipedia / Argiles d'Octeville
The Argiles d'Octeville (meaning Octeville Clay) is a geological formation in Normandy, France. It dates back to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic. It is equivalent to the Kimmeridge Clay in England and predominantly consists of claystone, with some limestone. It is well exposed in cliff section at Cap de la Hève
Vertebrate fauna
Reptiles of the Argiles d'Octeville | |||||
Taxa | Species | Presence | Material | Notes | Images |
Indeterminate | Cliffs of Octeville, Cap de La Hève, Normandy | "Seven cervical vertebrae, seven dorsal vertebrae, a sacrum with seven fused centra and sacral ribs, the left ilium, the posterior ends of one pubis and one ischium, the first caudal vertebra and one femur" | Dacentrurine Stegosaur. Excavated in 1898. First described as "Omosaurus lennieri" by Nopcsa in 1911 Remains destroyed by WW2 bombing in 1944. | ||
N. wellnhoferi | Cliffs of Octeville, Cap de La Hève, Normandy | Left anterior portion of the skull and associated lower jaws | Pterosaur, indeterminate Monofenestratan. | ||
Indeterminate |
| "(=Pelorosaurus sp.)" |
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