The Marnes de Châlins (French for Châlins Marl) is a Late Triassic (Norian to Rhaetian) geologic formation in France. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Fossil content The formation has provided the following fossils:Marnes de Châlins at Fossilworks.org Reptiles Plateosaurus sp. Gresslyosaurus cf. plieningeri ?Prosauropoda indet. Fish Grozonodon candaui Lissodus lepagei L. minimus ?Gyrolepis sp. Ptychoceratodus rectangulus
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
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Further reading G. Cuny, M. Martin, R. Rauscher and J. Mazin. 1998. A new neoselachian shark from the Upper Triassic of Grozon (Jura, France). Geological Magazine 135(5):657-668 A. F. d. Lapparent. 1967. Les dinosaures de France [The dinosaurs of France]. Sciences 51:4-19 M. J. Henry. 1876. L'Infralias dans la Franche-Comté [The Lower Lias of Franche-Comté]. Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation du Doubs, 4e série 10:287-486