Arén Formation
The Arén Formation or Arén Sandstone Formation is a geological formation in Arén, Spain whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Arén Formation Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian[1] | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Tremp-Graus Basin |
Underlies | Tremp Formation |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
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Dinosaurs
Dinosaur eggs, sauropod tracks, unnamed sauropod remains, theropod tracks, euornithopod tracks, and an unnamed iguanodont remains present in Provincia de Lleida
Dinosaurs of the Arén Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Indeterminate[2] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
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Indeterminate[3] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
Later found to be an unknown sauropod remains.[3] | ||||
Indeterminate |
Niederosterreich, Austria. |
Later found to be indeterminate theropod remains. | ||||
Indeterminate[3] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
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P. isonensis[3] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
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R. priscus[3] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
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T. indicus[4] |
Provincia de Lleida[3] |
Later found to be indeterminate sauropod remains.[3] | ||||
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
Footnotes
- Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 588-593. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Listed as "cf. Ricardoestesia sp." in "15.8 Provincia de Lleida, Spain; 1. Arén Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 591.
- "15.8 Provincia de Lleida, Spain; 1. Arén Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 591.
- Listed as "Titanosaurus cf. indicus" in "15.8 Provincia de Lleida, Spain; 1. Arén Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 591.
References
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.