The Marnes rouges inférieures Formation is a geological formation located in the south of France and dating from the upper Cretaceous between 72.5 and 70 million years ago approximately.
The Marnes rouges inférieures Formation at Campagne-sur-Aude, left bank of the Aude River.
The Marnes rouges de Campagne Member outcropping along the D2 road at Campagne-sur-Aude (Brezilhou hamlet).
Sandstones of the Grès des Estous Member along the road leading to the Bellevue site.
The Marnes rouges de la Maurine Member at the Bellevue site. Left bank of the Aude river.
Lirainosaurus
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Lirainosaurus is a genus of titanosaur sauropod which lived in what is now Spain. The type species, Lirainosaurus astibiae, was described by Sanz, Powell, Le Loeuff, Martinez, and Pereda-Suberbiola in
Marnes Rouges Inférieures Formation
…Bellevue site. En 2012, Bernat Vila et al. distinguished three morphotypes based on femur morphology and tentatively assigned one of them to the genus Lirainosaurus. A generic attribution contested by Veronica Díez Díaz et al. in 2013. In 2021, Veronica Díez Díaz et al. also admitted the existence of a second…
Lirainosaurus
Dorsal vertebra of Lirainosaurus (C) compared to those of other European titanosaurs
Turiasaurus 1
Pelorosaurus 2