Earth:Artoles Formation

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Short description: Geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain
Artoles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian
~130–123 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesAlacón & Xert Formations, Arcillas de Morella Formation
OverliesBlesa & Camarillas Formations
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 40°48′N 0°18′W / 40.8°N 0.3°W / 40.8; -0.3
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 30°30′N 9°54′E / 30.5°N 9.9°E / 30.5; 9.9
RegionAragón, Teruel, La Rioja
Country Spain
ExtentGalve Basin
Artoles Formation is located in Spain
Artoles Formation
Artoles Formation (Spain)

The Artoles Formation is a geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

The indeterminate remains of Coelurosauria, Dromaeosauridae, Euornithopoda, Iguanodontia, Sauropoda, Spinosauridae (previously labeled Baryonichidae indet.), Theropoda, Titanosauriformes have been found in Provincia de la Rioja, Spain.

Dinosaurs of the Artoles Formation
Taxa Presence Notes Images

Genus:

  1. Iguanodon sp.[1]
La Rioja[1]

Correlation

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weishampel et al., 2004, p.561

Bibliography

  • Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2