The Oncala Group is a geological
formation in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. It dates back to the
Berriasian
In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/ stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 143.1 ±0.6 Ma and 137.05 ± 0.2 (million years ago) ...
.
[Oncala Group]
at Fossilworks
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History
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.org[Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 545–549. .]
Vertebrate fauna
Dinosaurs
Fossil tracks from euornithopods, sauropods, and theropods (including avialans) are known from the formation in
Provincia de Soria
Soria is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. Most of the province is in the mountainous Sistema Ibérico area.
Demographics
It is bordered by the provinces of La Rioja, Zaragoza, ...
, Spain.
Indeterminate sauropod remains are known from the formation in Provincia de Soria, Spain.
Correlation
See also
*
List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils
** ...
References
Geologic groups of Europe
Geology of Spain
Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe
Cretaceous Spain
Berriasian Stage
Paleontology in Spain
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