Marnes de Villers

Marnes de Villers
Stratigraphic range: Early Oxfordian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Oolithes ferrugineuses de Villers
Overlies	Marnes de Dives
Thickness	25 to 27 metres
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Other	Limestone
Location
Region	Normandy
Country	France

The Marnes de Villers is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Late Jurassic period.

Paleofauna

• Allosauroidea indet. - possible metriacanthosaurid^[1]
• Leedsichthys
• Megalosauridae indet. - Similar to Torvosaurus^[1]
• ?Streptospondylus - tentative referral based on similarities with Eustreptospondylus^[1] (may not be from the formation)

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

1. Monvoisin, Evariste; Allain, Ronan; Buffetaut, Eric; Picot, Laurent (2022-03-24). "New data on the theropod diversity from the Middle to Late Jurassic of the Vaches Noires cliffs (Normandy, France)". Geodiversitas. 44 (12). doi:10.5252/geodiversi-tas2022v44a12. ISSN 1280-9659.