The Alacón Formation is a

geologic formation A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...

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in which dinosaur tracks attributed to

sauropod Sauropoda (), whose members are known as sauropods (; from '' sauro-'' + '' -pod'', 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs. Sauropods had very long necks, long tails, small heads (relative to the rest of their b ...

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Iguanodontidae Iguanodontidae is a family of iguanodontians belonging to Styracosterna, a derived clade within Ankylopollexia. The clade is formally defined in the ''PhyloCode'' by Daniel Madzia and colleagues in 2021 as "the largest clade containing '' Igua ...

have been found.Alacón Formation
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* * J. L. Barco, J. I. Canudo, J. I. Ruiz Omeñaca and R. Royo Torres. 1999. Bones, teeth and tracks: about sauropod dinosaur remains from Aragón (northeastern Spain). In J. I. Canudo & G. Cuenca-Bescós (eds.), IV European Workshop on Vertebrate Paleontology, Albarracin, Spain. Universidad de Zaragoza 22-23 {{DEFAULTSORT:Alacon Formation Geologic formations of Spain Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe Cretaceous Spain Barremian Stage Ichnofossiliferous formations Paleontology in Spain Formations Formations

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