Caranguejeira Conglomerate

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Caranguejeira Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Cenomanian
Type Geological formation
Lithology
Primary Conglomerate
Location
Coordinates 39°42′N8°36′W / 39.7°N 8.6°W / 39.7; -8.6
Approximate paleocoordinates 29°36′N1°54′W / 29.6°N 1.9°W / 29.6; -1.9
Region Santarém
CountryFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Extent Lusitanian Basin
Reliefkarte Portugal.png
Green pog.svg
Caranguejeira Conglomerate (Portugal)

The Caranguejeira Conglomerate (Portuguese : Conglomerados de Caranguejeira) is an Aptian to Cenomanian geologic formation in Portugal. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]

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Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia
Ma AgePaleomap \ Basins Cantabrian Olanyà Cameros Maestrazgo Oliete Galve Morella South Iberian Pre-betic Lusitanian
100 Cenomanian
Cenomanian-Coniacian Iberia.jpg
La Cabana Sopeira Utrillas Mosquerela Caranguejeira
Altamira Utrillas
Eguino
125 Albian Ullaga - Balmaseda Lluçà Traiguera
Monte Grande Escucha Escucha Jijona
Itxina - Miono
Aptian Valmaseda - Tellamendi Ol Gp. - Castrillo Benassal Benassal Olhos
Font En Gp. - Leza Morella /Oliete Oliete Villaroya Morella Capas
Rojas
Almargem
Patrocinio - Ernaga Senyús En Gp. - Jubela Forcall Villaroya Upper
Bedoulian
Figueira
Barremian Vega de Pas Cabó Abejar Xert Alacón Xert Huérguina Assises
Prada Artoles Collado Moutonianum Papo Seco
Rúbies Tera Gp. - Golmayo Alacón/Blesa Blesa Camarillas Mirambel
150 Hauterivian Iberia 120Ma Barremian zoom.tif Ur Gp. - Pinilla Llacova Castellar Tera Gp. - Pinilla Villares Porto da
Calada
hiatus
Huerva Gaita
Valanginian Villaro Ur Gp. - Larriba Ped Gp. - Hortigüela
Ped Gp. - Hortigüela Ped Gp. - Piedrahita
Peñacoba Galve Miravetes
Berriasian Iberia 150Ma Tithonian.jpg Cab Gp. - Arcera Valdeprado hiatus Alfambra
TdL Gp. - Rupelo Arzobispo hiatus Tollo
On Gp. - Huérteles
Sierra Matute
Tithonian Lastres Tera Gp. - Magaña Higuereles Tera Gp. - Magaña Lourinhã
Arzobispo
Ágreda
Legend Major fossiliferous , oofossiliferous , ichnofossiliferous , coproliferous , minor formation
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References

  1. 1 2 Weishampel et al. 2004, pp.517-607
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ourém at Fossilworks.org

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