El Collado Formation
Appearance
El Collado Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Barremian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | La Huérguina Formation |
Overlies | Los Villares Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, claystone, sandstone |
Other | Mudstone, conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40°36′N 2°06′W / 40.6°N 2.1°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°54′N 8°18′E / 30.9°N 8.3°E |
Region | Aragón, Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Valencia |
Country | Spain |
Extent | South Iberian Basin |
The El Collado Formation is a geological formation in Cuenca, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]- Dromaeosauridae indet (teeth)[2]
- Tyrannosauroidea indet (teeth)[2]
- Sauropod (=Camarasauridae indet.)[1]
Correlation
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; Barrett, Paul M.; Coria, Rodolfo A.; le Loeuff, Jean; Xing, Xu; Xijin, Zhao; Sahni, Ashok; Gomani, Elizabeth M.P.; Noto, Christopher (2004). "24. Dinosaur Distribution". In Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press. pp. 556–563. ISBN 978-0-520-25408-4.
- ^ a b Berrocal-Casero, Mélani; Alcalde-Fuentes, María Rosario; Audije-Gil, Julia; Sevilla, Paloma (February 2023). "Theropod teeth from the upper Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) of Vadillos-1, Spain". Cretaceous Research. 142: 105392. Bibcode:2023CrRes.14205392B. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105392. hdl:10486/705325.
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Spain
- Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe
- Cretaceous Spain
- Barremian Stage
- Limestone formations
- Shale formations
- Mudstone formations
- Sandstone formations
- Conglomerate formations
- Deltaic deposits
- Fluvial deposits
- Lacustrine deposits
- Paleontology in Spain
- Geography of Castilla–La Mancha
- Geography of the Province of Cuenca
- Geography of the Province of Valencia