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]

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]
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]

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