Artoles Formation | |
Type: | Geological formation |
Period: | Aptian |
Age: | Barremian-Aptian ~ |
Prilithology: | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Region: | Aragón, Teruel, La Rioja |
Country: | Spain |
Coordinates: | 40.8°N -0.3°W |
Paleocoordinates: | 30.5°N 9.9°W |
Underlies: | Alacón & Xert Formations, Arcillas de Morella Formation |
Overlies: | Blesa & Camarillas Formations |
Extent: | Galve Basin |
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]
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.