Chalk of the Pays de Caux

Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Chalk of the Pays de Caux
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous, lower
	The Chalk of the Pays de Caux outcropping at Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Several ammonite subunits, including: Mantelliceras mantelli zone (=Neostlingoceras carcitanense, Sharpeiceras schlueteri, and Mantelliceras saxbii zones); Mantelliceras dixoni zone; Cunningtoniceras inerme zone; Acanthoceras rhotomagense zone (=Turrilites costatus and Turrilites acutus zones); Acanthoceras jukesbrownei zone; Calycoceras naviculare zone; Metoicoceras geslianum zone; Neocardioceras juddii zone;
Underlies	Watinoceras devonense zone
Overlies	Surface rav. Octeville
Lithology
Primary	Glauconitic chalk
Location
Coordinates	43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E
Region	Normandy
Country	France
Extent	Pays de Caux
	Chalk of the Pays de Caux (France)

The Chalk of the Pays de Caux is a geologic locality dating to the Late Cretaceous (lower Cenomanian age), outcropping in the Pays de Caux region of France.^[2] Dinosaur and reptile fossils are among the known remains found in the Chalk of the Pays de Caux.^[1]

Paleobiota

Ammonite and fish fossils are known from this locality.^[1]^[2]


Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes
Abelisauridae^[2]	Indeterminate	Saint-Jouin-Bruneval	C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zon)	An isolated tooth	May belong to Caletodraco, or a taxon that predated or scavenged it
Caletodraco^[2]	C. cottardi	Saint-Jouin-Bruneval	C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone)	The sacrum, partial ilia, the first caudal vertebra, and various fragmentary bones, possibly ribs
Crocodilia^[3]^[4]	Indeterminate			Scant remains
Ichthyosauria^[3]^[4]	Indeterminate			Scant remains
?Lamniformes^[2]	Indeterminate	Saint-Jouin-Bruneval	C3 (Mantelliceras dixoni zone)	A single tooth	Discovered alongside the holotype of Caletodraco

^ ^a ^b ^c Hoyez, B.; Girard, J.; Cottard, N. Le (2020) Cénomanien du littoral normand entre la valleuse d’Antifer et le cap de la Hève; Carnets Géol.: Madrid, Spain; 225p, ISBN 978-2-916733-19-7, Book 2020/01 (CG2020_B01).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Buffetaut, E.; Tong, H.; Girard, J.; Hoyez, B.; Párraga, J. (2024). "Caletodraco cottardi: A New Furileusaurian Abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian Chalk of Normandy (North-Western France)". Fossil Studies. 2 (3): 177–195. doi:10.3390/fossils2030009.
^ ^a ^b Lennier, G. (1868) Etudes Géologiques et Paléontologiques sur l’Embouchure de la Seine et les Falaises de la Haute-Normandie; Imprimerie Eugène Costey: Le Havre, France; 245p.
^ ^a ^b Lennier, G. (1904) Muséum du Havre. Petit Guide Illustré du Visiteur; Imprimerie du Journal Le Havre: Le Havre, France; 371p.