El Castellar Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Barremian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Lower and Upper Members |
Underlies | Camarillas Formation |
Overlies | Galve Formation |
Thickness | 85–140 m (279–459 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone, sandstone |
Other | Marl, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40°42′N0°54′W / 40.7°N 0.9°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 31°06′N8°48′E / 31.1°N 8.8°E |
Region | Aragón, Teruel |
Country | Spain |
The El Castellar Formation is a geological formation in La Rioja and Teruel, Spain whose strata date back to the possibly the Valanginian to the Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]
Ornithopod tracks and dinosaur eggs are known from the formation. [2]
Amphibians | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Eodiscoglossus | E. santonjae | Frog | ||||
Galverpeton [3] | G. ibericum | A member of Caudata. |
Dinosaurs | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
A. ischiaticus [2] | ||||||
Indeterminate | ||||||
cf. Paronychodon [5] | Indeterminate [5] | Possible indeterminate troodont remains. [2] | ||||
Styracosterna [6] | Indeterminate | Previously assigned to Mantellisaurus . [2] | ||||
Turtles | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Dortokidae [7] | Indeterminate |
Mammals | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Crusafontia | C. cuencana | Dryolestid | ||||
Iberica | I. hahni | Multituberculate | ||||
Spalacotherium | S. henkeli | Spalacotheriidae |
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
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