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]

Vertebrate paleofauna

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]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

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