El Castellar Formation

The El Castellar Formation is a geological formation in La Rioja and Teruel, Spain whose strata date back to the possibly the Valanginian to the Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

El Castellar Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Barremian
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TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsLower and Upper Members
UnderliesCamarillas Formation
OverliesGalve Formation
Thickness85–140 m (279–459 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone, sandstone
OtherMarl, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates40.7°N 0.9°W / 40.7; -0.9
Approximate paleocoordinates31.1°N 8.8°E / 31.1; 8.8
RegionAragón, Teruel
Country Spain
El Castellar Formation is located in Spain
El Castellar Formation
El Castellar Formation (Spain)

Vertebrate paleofauna

Ornithopod tracks and dinosaur eggs are known from the formation.[2]

Amphibians

Amphibians
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images
Eodiscoglossus E. santonjae Frog
Galverpeton[3] G. ibericum A member of Caudata.

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Aragosaurus[2]

A. ischiaticus[2]


cf. Owenodon[4]

Indeterminate

cf. Paronychodon[5]

Indeterminate[5]

Possible indeterminate troodont remains.[2]

Styracosterna[6]

Indeterminate

Previously assigned to Mantellisaurus.[2]

Turtles

Turtles
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images
Dortokidae[7] Indeterminate

Mammals

Mammals
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images
Crusafontia C. cuencana Dryolestid
Iberica I. hahni Multituberculate
Spalacotherium S. henkeli Spalacotheriidae
Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.

Correlation

Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia
MaAgePaleomap \ BasinsCantabrianOlanyàCamerosMaestrazgoOlieteGalveMorellaSouth IberianPre-beticLusitanian
100Cenomanian
La CabanaSopeiraUtrillasMosquerelaCaranguejeira
AltamiraUtrillas
Eguino
125AlbianUllaga - BalmasedaLluçàTraiguera
Monte GrandeEscuchaEscuchaJijona
Itxina - Miono
AptianValmaseda - TellamendiOl Gp. - CastrilloBenassalBenassalOlhos
FontEn Gp. - LezaMorella/OlieteOlieteVillaroyaMorellaCapas
Rojas
Almargem
Patrocinio - ErnagaSenyúsEn Gp. - JubelaForcallVillaroyaUpper
Bedoulian
Figueira
BarremianVega de PasCabóAbejarXertAlacónXertHuérguinaAssises
PradaArtolesColladoMoutonianum Papo Seco
RúbiesTera Gp. - GolmayoAlacón/BlesaBlesaCamarillasMirambel
150HauterivianUr Gp. - PinillaLlacovaCastellarTera Gp. - PinillaVillaresPorto da
Calada
hiatus
HuervaGaita
ValanginianVillaroUr Gp. - LarribaPed Gp. - Hortigüela
Ped Gp. - HortigüelaPed Gp. - Piedrahita
PeñacobaGalveMiravetes
BerriasianCab Gp. - ArceraValdepradohiatusAlfambra
TdL Gp. - RupeloArzobispohiatusTollo
On Gp. - Huérteles
Sierra Matute
TithonianLastresTera Gp. - MagañaHiguerelesTera Gp. - MagañaLourinhã
Arzobispo
Ágreda
Legend Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation
Sources

See also

References

  1. 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. 556-563. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. "15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.
  3. R. Estes and B. Sanchíz. 1982. Early Cretaceous lower vertebrates from Galve (Teruel), Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1)
  4. Galton, P. M., 2012, Hypsilophodon foxii and other smaller bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the lower Cretaceous of southern England: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 225-281.
  5. Listed as "?Paronychodon sp." in "15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.
  6. Listed as "Iguanodon cf. atherfieldensis" in "15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.
  7. Pérez-García, A.; Cobos, A.; Royo-Torres, R. (2017-06-01). "The oldest evidence of a dortokid turtle (stem Pleurodira) from the uppermost Hauterivian-basal Barremian El Castellar Formation (Teruel, Spain)". Journal of Iberian Geology. 43 (2): 139–146. doi:10.1007/s41513-017-0013-7. ISSN 1886-7995. S2CID 135098500.

Bibliography

  • 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
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