Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation

Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Early Maastrichtian, 74–70 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Calcaire de Rognac
Thickness	Over 40 m (130 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Clay, shale
Other	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	43°30′N 5°30′E / 43.5°N 5.5°E / 43.5; 5.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	36°06′N 4°00′E / 36.1°N 4.0°E / 36.1; 4.0
Region	Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône
Country	France
Extent	Aix-en-Provence Basin
Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation (France)

Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation (meaning Reptile Clay and Sandstone) also known as the Argiles Rutilantes Formation^[1] is an early Maastrichtian^[2] French geologic formation in the département of Var preserving the remains of several types of dinosaurs and other extinct organisms.^[3]

An abelisaurid similar to Arcovenator is known from Département des Bouches-du-Rhone, while enantiornithean and indeterminate avialan remains are known from Département du Var.^[2]

Dinosaurs of the Grès à Reptiles
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Abundance	Notes	Images
Abelisauridae	Indeterminate	Bouches du Rhône	Lower		A large abelisaurid that was similar to Arcovenator.
Arcovenator[4]	A. escotae	Var	Lower		A large abelisaurid.
Atsinganosaurus[5]	G. meridionalis	Bouches du Rhône	Lower		A titanosaur Lirainosaurinae.
Castignovolucris[6]	C. sebei	Castigno valley, Villespassans, Hérault[6]	Lower (i.e. continental red clays)[6]		An enantiornithine bird.
Garrigatitan[7]	A. velauciensis	Bouches du Rhône	Lower		A titanosaur Lirainosaurinae.
Gargantuavis[8]	G. philoinos[8]	Var[8]
Hypselosaurus[9]	H. priscus[9]	Bouches-du-Rhône[10] Var[8]			Actually indeterminate sauropod remains.[9]
Martinavis	M. cruzyensis				An enantiornithe bird
Matheronodon[9]	M. provincialis[9]	Bouches-du-Rhône [10]			A rhabdodontid ornithopod
Theropoda	Indeterminate	Var[8]			Previously referred to "Megalosaurus" pannoniensis
Pyroraptor[10]	P. olympius[10]	Bouches-du-Rhône[10]		"Fragmentary postcrania and teeth"[11]
Rhabdodon[9]	R. priscus[9]	Bouches-du-Rhône[10] Var[8]
Rhodanosaurus[10]	R. lugdunensis[10]	Bouches-du-Rhône[10]
Variraptor[9]	V. mechinorum[9]	Var[8] Bouches-du-Rhône[10]

• Acynodon iberoccitanus^[12]
• Allodaposuchus sp.^[13]
• Alligatoridae indet.^[14]
• Crocodylidae indet.^[14]

• Foxemys mechinorum^[15]
• cf. Polysternon sp.^[16]
• cf. Solemys sp.^[16]

• Mistralazhdarcho maggii^[17]

• Hybodontiformes indet.^[16]
• Lepisosteidae indet.^[16]

• Megaloolithus aureliensis^[18]
• Megaloolithus petralta^[18]
• Megaloolithus sp.^[18]

• Peckichara cancellata^[16]
• P. pectinata^[16]
• Platychara caudata^[16]
• Saportanella maslovi^[16]
• ?Amblyochara begudiana^[16]

• List of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in France

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