Salagou Formation

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The Salagou Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period.{{Cite journal|last1=Pfeifer|first1=Lily S.|last2=Hinnov|first2=Linda|last3=Zeeden|first3=Christian|last4=Rolf|first4=Christian|last5=Laag|first5=Christian|last6=Soreghan|first6=Gerilyn S.|date=2020|title=Rock Magnetic Cyclostratigraphy of Permian Loess in Eastern Equatorial Pangea (Salagou Formation, South-Central France)|journal=Frontiers in Earth Science|volume=8|page=241|language=English|doi=10.3389/feart.2020.00241|bibcode=2020FrEaS...8..241P|issn=2296-6463|doi-access=free|hdl=11244/331243|hdl-access=free}}

Geology

The Salagou Formation is a fine-grained loessite which is a deposit of red mudstone. It was created by the Montage Noire Dome.

Discoveries

In 2015, a number of new insects were discovered in the Salagou Formation including Paleomanteidae and reclassification of Permobaharellus salagousensis, Lodevophlebia reticulata (Sylvaphlebiidae), and Oborella lodevensis (Euryptilonidae) based on found wing patterns.

See also

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References

  • {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=pGEhEAAAQBAJ&dq=Salagou+Formation&pg=PA116

Category:Permian France

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