Vega Formation
| Vega Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ribadesella Group |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43°30′N 5°18′W / 43.5°N 5.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 35°42′N 7°00′E / 35.7°N 7.0°E |
| Region | Asturias |
| Country |  Spain |
  Vega Formation (Spain) | |
The Vega Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation of the Ribadesella Group in Asturias, Spain.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Paleofauna
- Megalosaurus sp. (Theropoda indet)
- Stegosauria indet.[3]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Lastres Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Asturias
References
- ^ Vega Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Ruiz Omeñaca et al., 2013