Enciso Group

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Enciso Group
Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-early Aptian
~135–118  Ma
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Ichnofossils near Enciso
Type Geologic group
Sub-units Leza & Jubela Formations
Underlies Oliván Group
Overlies Urbión Group
Lithology
Primary Sandstone, limestone
Other Marl, mudstone
Location
Coordinates 42°06′N2°18′W / 42.1°N 2.3°W / 42.1; -2.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 31°42′N9°00′E / 31.7°N 9.0°E / 31.7; 9.0
Region La Rioja
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Extent Cameros Basin
Type section
Named for Enciso, La Rioja
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Enciso Group (Spain)
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Enciso Group (La Rioja, Spain)

The Enciso Group is a geological formation in La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. [1]

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The turtle Camerochelys was described from the Enciso Group. Dinosaur remains, including the holotype of the spinosaurid Riojavenatrix , are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [2] [3]

The first spinosaurid fossil remains found at Igea, Enciso Group were a jaw fragment found in 1983 and isolated teeth.

Fossil content

Dinosaurs
TaxaPresenceNotesImages
Genus:
  1. Tracks
# La Rioja [2]
Hypsilophodon Hypsilophodon.jpg
Hypsilophodon
Hypsilophodon Hypsilophodon Melb Museum email.jpg
Hypsilophodon
Genus:
  • Ornithopoda
  1. Indeterminate
# La Rioja [2]
Genus:
  1. Tracks
# La Rioja [2]
Infraorder:
  1. Tracks
# La Rioja [2]
Suborder:
  1. Tracks
# La Rioja# Including possible avialan tracks. [2]

Correlation

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. Enciso Group at Fossilworks.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Weishampel et al., 2004, pp. 556-563
  3. Isasmendi, E.; Cuesta, E.; Díaz-Martínez, I.; Company, J.; Sáez-Benito, P.; Viera, L. I.; Torices, A.; Pereda-Suberbiola, P. (2024). "Increasing the theropod record of Europe: a new basal spinosaurid from the Enciso Group of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja, Spain). Evolutionary implications and palaeobiodiversity". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad193.

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