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Paleontological Site Of Cerin
The paleontological site of Cerin is a Paleontological site, fossil deposit of the Jura Mountains located in Cerin (France), Cerin, a hamlet belonging to the commune of Marchamp in the department of Ain. The site is internationally known for its surprising diversity. The deposits are located in what was a tropical lagoon at the end of the Kimmeridgian Stage (stratigraphy), age (Late Jurassic). It is dated from the ''Aulacostephanus, Aulacostephanus pseudomutabilis'' biozone, whose equivalent in the Mediterranean area is the ''Aulacostephanus, Aulacostephanus eudoxus'' biozone, who dates back to 153 Ma. Situation The site belonging to the Bugey historical region was erected at 560 meters above the sea level and is located at 20 km off Belley, 75 km off Lyon, 80 km offGrenoble and 90 km off Geneva.Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière, IGN maps on Géoportail (France), Géoportail. Lithographic limestone Cerin was reputed by the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocodilaemus
''Crocodilaemus'' is an extinct genus of pholidosaurid mesoeucrocodylian. Fossils have been found from the Cerin Lagerstätte of eastern France and are of late Kimmeridgian age. The depositional environment in Cerin at the time is thought to have been the bottom of a lagoon that was enclosed by an emergent reef complex, evidence of the shallow tropical sea that covered much of western Europe during the Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ... period. References Tethysuchia Late Jurassic crocodylomorphs of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1857 {{Jurassic-reptile-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |