Artoles Formation Explained

Artoles Formation
Type:Geological formation
Period:Aptian
Age:Barremian-Aptian
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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]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Weishampel et al., 2004, p.561