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La Penthiève Beds

La Penthiève Beds

Geologic formation in France

The La Penthiève Beds is a geologic formation in Louppy-le-Château, France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Cretaceous period.

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Part of the formation is known as the Mammilatum Zone, which dates to the lower Albian.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Allain, R. (2005). The enigmatic theropod dinosaur Erectopus superbus (Sauvage, 1882) from the Lower Albian of Louppy-le-Château (Meuse, France). in Carpenter, K. 2005. The Carnivorous Dinosaurs, Indiana University Press: 72-86.


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