Calcaire de Caen
Geological formation in France
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The Calcaire de Caen or Calcaires de Caen Formation; French for Caen Limestone, is a geological formation in France. It is dated to the mid-Bathonian of the Jurassic period.[1] It was frequently quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone.
Sub-unitsBanc Royal & Pierre de Caen Members
UnderliesCalcaire de Rouvres/Calcaire de Creully
OverliesMarnes de Port en Bessin
| Calcaire de Caen | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Bathonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Banc Royal & Pierre de Caen Members |
| Underlies | Calcaire de Rouvres/Calcaire de Creully |
| Overlies | Marnes de Port en Bessin |
| Thickness | ~22 m (72 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49.4°N 0.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 39.2°N 10.7°E |
| Region | Normandy |
| Country | France |
| Extent | Paris Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Caen |
  Calcaire de Caen (France)  Calcaire de Caen (Normandy) | |
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Lexovisaurus[1] | L. durobrivensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A stegosaur | ||
Sauropods
Theropods
| Theropods of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Dubreuillosaurus[1][2] | D. valesdunensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. | A afrovenatorine megalosaurid | |
| Poekilopleuron[1] | P. bucklandii | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Partial postcranial skeleton. | A carnosaurian theropod | |
Thalattosuchians
| Thalattosuchians of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Deslongchampsina[1][3] | D. larteti | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurid thalattosuchian | ||
| Proexochokefalos[1][4] | P. cf. bouchardi | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurine machimosaurid | ||
| Seldsienean[1][5] | S. megistorhynchus | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurid thalattosuchian | ||
| Teleosaurus[1] | T. cadomensis | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | Quarter of a skull and other assorted fragments. | A teleosaurine teleosaurid | |
| T. geoffroyi (?) | ||||||
| Yvridiosuchus[1] | Y. boutilieri | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A machimosaurin machimosaurine | ||
Plesiosaurs
| Plesiosaurs of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
Fish
Cartilaginous Fish
| Cartilaginous Fish of the Calcaire de Caen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Strophodus[1] | S. longidens | Département Du Calvados, France | Bathonian | A hybodont | ||
| S. magnus | ||||||
| S. medius | ||||||
| S. reticulatus | ||||||