Arcillas de Morella Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Xert Formation |
Overlies | Artoles Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, clay |
Other | Marl, limestone, siltstone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | Spain |
Type section | |
Named for | Morella, Castellón |
Named by | Canérot et al. |
Year defined | 1982 |
The Arcillas de Morella Formation is a geological formation in Spain whose strata date back to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous. [1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [2]
The formation was formally named and defined by Canérot and colleagues in 1982. [3] The formation predominantly consists of red clays and continental sandstones, with some marine intercalations. [4]
Dinosaurs of the Arcillas de Morella Formation | |||
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Taxa | Species | Notes | Images |
Hypsilophodon [2] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Iguanodon | I. bernissartensis [5] | An iguanodonian dinosaur | |
Mantellisaurus | M. cf. atherfieldensis [5] | An iguanodontian dinosaur | |
Morelladon | Morelladon beltrani [6] | An iguanodontian dinosaur | |
Baryonychinae [2] | Indeterminate remains [2] | ||
cf. Carcharodontosauridae | Indeterminate remains [7] | An anterior caudal centrum belonging to an immature individual | |
Garumbatitan | G. morellensis | A somphospondylan sauropod [8] | |
Polacanthus | P. sp | A polacanthine nodosaurid ankylosaur | |
Protathlitis | P. cinctorrensis [9] | A spinosaurid theropod | |
Titanosauriformes | Indeterminate | At least two distinct taxa, including a somphospondylan [10] | |
Vallibonavenatrix | V. cani [4] | A spinosaurid theropod | |
Turtles of the Arcillas de Morella Formation | |||
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Taxa | Species | Notes | Images |
Brodiechelys | B. royoi [11] | A xinjiangchelyid turtle | |
Eodortoka | E. morellana [12] | A dortokid turtle |
Plesiosaurs of the Arcillas de Morella Formation | ||||
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Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
Leptocleididae [13] |