Moon-Airel Formation
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The Moon-Airel Formation is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the early Hettangian
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Hettangian
The Hettangian is the earliest age or lowest stage of the Jurassic period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between 199.6 ± 0.6 Ma and 196.5 ± 1 Ma . The Hettangian follows the Rhaetian and is followed by the Sinemurian.In Europe stratigraphy the Hettangian is a part of the time span in...
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Vertebrate fauna
| Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... s reported from the Moon-Airel Formation |
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Halticosaurus Halticosaurus Halticosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic period . It was a coelophysoid found in the Middle Stubensandstein formation of what is present-day Germany... |
Indeterminate |
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Liliensternus Liliensternus Liliensternus was a genus of coelophysoid dinosaur from the Late Triassic period, about 205 Ma.Liliensternus was originally named in 1934 by Friedrich von Huene as a second species of Halticosaurus, H. liliensterni, the specific name honouring the German amateur paleontologist, Dr... |
L. airelensis |
Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves. |
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Lophostropheus Lophostropheus Lophostropheus was a genus of coelophysoid dinosaur from the Rhaetian-Hettangian stage border Moon-Airel Formation of Normandy, France. It is based on a partial skeleton first described in 1966 as a specimen of Halticosaurus... |
L. airelensis |
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Tooth, vertebrae, partial sacrum and multiple pelves. |
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