Escucha Formation

Escucha Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous late Aptian to mid Albian
Type Geological formation
Sub-units E1 to E3
Underlies Utrillas Formation
Overlies Oliete Formation
Thickness ~70 m
Lithology
Primary Siltstone, Mudstone (E1, E3) Sandstone (E2)
Other Coal (E1) Siltstone (E2)
Location
Region Europe
Country  Spain

The Escucha Formation is a geological formation in 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] It was deposited in a variety continental to paralic environments.[2]

Paleofauna

Dinosaurs of the Escucha Formation
Taxa Location/site Notes Images

Europelta carbonensis[3]

Located in Provincia de la Rioja

Proa valdearinnoensis

Located in Provincia de la Rioja
Insects of the Escucha Formation
Taxa Location/site Notes Images

Alavaraphidia[4]

Peñacerrada I amber[4]
Alavaraphidia imperterrita

Amarantoraphidia[4]

Peñacerrada I amber[4]
Amarantoraphidia

Styporaphidia? hispanica[4]

Peñacerrada I amber[4]
Styporaphidia? hispanica

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. p. 561. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ↑ Peyrot, Daniel; Rodríguez-López, Juan Pedro; Lassaletta, Luis; Meléndez, Nieves; Barrón, Eduardo (2007-11). "Contributions to the palaeoenvironmental knowledge of the Escucha Formation in the Lower Cretaceous Oliete Sub-basin, Teruel, Spain". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 6 (6–7): 469–481. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2007.09.014. ISSN 1631-0683. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ Kirkland, J. I.; Alcalá, L.; Loewen, M. A.; Espílez, E.; Mampel, L.; Wiersma, J. P. (2013). Butler, Richard J, ed. "The Basal Nodosaurid Ankylosaur Europelta carbonensis n. gen., n. sp. From the Lower Cretaceous (Lower Albian) Escucha Formation of Northeastern Spain". PLoS ONE 8 (12): e80405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080405.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pérez-de la Fuente, R.; Peñalver, E.; Delclòs, X.; Engel, M.S. (2012). "Snakefly diversity in Early Cretaceous amber from Spain (Neuropterida, Raphidioptera)". ZooKeys. 204: 1–40. doi:10.3897/zookeys.204.2740. PMC 3391719. PMID 22787417.


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