El Castellar Formation

El Castellar Formation
El Castellar Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Barremian; ~135–125 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Lower and Upper Members
Underlies	Camarillas Formation
Overlies	Galve Formation
Thickness	85–140 m (279–459 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Claystone, sandstone
Other	Marl, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	40°42′N 0°54′W / 40.7°N 0.9°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	31°06′N 8°48′E / 31.1°N 8.8°E
Region	Aragón, Teruel
Country	Spain
	El Castellar Formation (Spain)

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]

^ 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.

[cretaceousdistribution-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.

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