Earth:Oncala Group

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Oncala Group
Stratigraphic range: Early-mid Berriasian
~140–135 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsHuérteles Formation
UnderliesUrbión Group
OverliesTera Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, shale, marl, limestone
Location
RegionCastile and León, La Rioja
Country Spain
ExtentCameros Basin

The Oncala Group is a geological formation in Spain . It dates back to the Berriasian.[1][2]

Vertebrate fauna

Dinosaurs

Fossil tracks from euornithopods, sauropods, and theropods (including avialans) are known from the formation in Provincia de Soria, Spain.[2] Indeterminate sauropod remains are known from the formation in Provincia de Soria, Spain.[2]

Ornithodires of the Oncala Group
Taxa Presence Description Images

Genus:

  1. Hypsilophodon sp.[2]
  1. Geographically located in Provincia de Soria, Spain.[2]
Hypsilophodon

Ichnogenus:

  1. P.

Correlation

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. Oncala Group at Fossilworks.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 545–549. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.