Artoles Formation
| Artoles Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian-Aptian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Alacón & Xert Formations, Arcillas de Morella Formation |
| Overlies | Blesa & Camarillas Formations |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 40°48′N 0°18′W / 40.8°N 0.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°30′N 9°54′E / 30.5°N 9.9°E |
| Region | Aragón, Teruel, La Rioja |
| Country |  Spain |
| Extent | Galve Basin |
  Artoles Formation (Spain) | |
The Artoles Formation is a geological formation in Teruel and La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna[edit]
Dinosaurs[edit]
The indeterminate remains of Coelurosauria, Dromaeosauridae, Euornithopoda, Iguanodontia, Sauropoda, Spinosauridae (previously labeled Baryonichidae indet.), Theropoda, Titanosauriformes have been found in Provincia de la Rioja, Spain.
| Dinosaurs of the Artoles Formation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxa | Presence | Notes | Images | |
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La Rioja[1] | |||
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References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2