Artoles Formation

Artoles Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
Type Geological formation
Location
Region Europe

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]

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs

The indeterminate remains of Coelurosauria, Dromaeosauridae, Euornithopoda, Iguanodontia, Sauropoda, Spinosauridae (previously misidentified as Baryonichidae indet.), Theropoda, Titanosauriformes have been found in Provincia de la Rioja, Spain.

Dinosaurs of the Artoles Formation
Taxa Presence Notes Images

Genus:

  1. Iguanodon sp.[1]
  1. Geographically located in Provincia de la Rioja, Spain.[1]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 561. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.