Earth:Lastres Formation

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Lastres Formation
Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
TypeGeologic group
OverliesTereñes Formation
Thickness400 meters[1]
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate[1]
OtherMudstone[1]
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 43°30′N 5°30′W / 43.5°N 5.5°W / 43.5; -5.5
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 35°48′N 6°48′E / 35.8°N 6.8°E / 35.8; 6.8
RegionAsturias
Country Spain
Lastres Formation is located in Spain
Lastres Formation
Lastres Formation (Spain)
Lastres Formation is located in Asturias
Lastres Formation
Lastres Formation (Asturias)

The Lastres Formation is a geological formation located in Asturias province, northwestern Spain . It is believed to have been deposited in a fluvial-dominated deltaic system.[1]

Fossil tracks have been reported from the formation, including those of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, and lizards.[2]

Fossil content

Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs
Genus Species Presence Notes Images
Pteraichnus[3] * Present at the Quintueles, Oles, Tazones, and Luces sites; all in Asturias, Spain.[3] * Quintueles, Oles, and Tazones specimens housed at the Jurassic Museum of Asturias, Spain. Luces specimens remain in the field.[3]

Plants

Plants
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Ricciopsis R. asturicus [4] A liverwort.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Philippe, Marc; Billon-Bruyat, Jean-Paul; Garcia-Ramos, Jose C.; Bocat, Loïc; Gomez, Bernard; Piñuela, Laura (January 2010). "New occurrences of the wood Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis Francis: implications for terrestrial biomes in southwestern Europe at the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary" (in en). Palaeontology 53 (1): 201–214. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00926.x. 
  2. Rauhut, Oliver W. M.; Piñuela, Laura; Castanera, Diego; García-Ramos, José-Carlos; Cela, Irene Sánchez (2018-07-05). "The largest European theropod dinosaurs: remains of a gigantic megalosaurid and giant theropod tracks from the Kimmeridgian of Asturias, Spain" (in en). PeerJ 6: e4963. doi:10.7717/peerj.4963. ISSN 2167-8359. PMID 30002951. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lockley, M.; Harris, J.D.; and Mitchell, L. 2008. "A global overview of pterosaur ichnology: tracksite distribution in space and time." Zitteliana. B28. p. 187-198. ISSN 1612-4138.
  4. Santos, Artai A.; Sender, Luis Miguel; Piñuela, Laura; García-Ramos, Jose Carlos; Diez, José B. (2022-09-27). "First evidence of Ricciaceae in the Jurassic of the Iberian Peninsula (Asturias, NW Spain): Ricciopsis asturicus sp. nov". Botany Letters 169 (4): 557–567. doi:10.1080/23818107.2022.2124452. ISSN 2381-8107. https://doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2022.2124452.