El Collado Formation

El Collado Formation
Stratigraphic range: Barremian
~125–120 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesLa Huérguina Formation
OverliesLos Villares Formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone, claystone, sandstone
OtherMudstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates40°36′N 2°06′W / 40.6°N 2.1°W / 40.6; -2.1
Approximate paleocoordinates30°54′N 8°18′E / 30.9°N 8.3°E / 30.9; 8.3
RegionAragón, Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Valencia
Country Spain
ExtentSouth Iberian Basin
El Collado Formation is located in Spain
El Collado Formation
El Collado Formation (Spain)

The El Collado Formation is a geological formation in Cuenca, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

  1. ^ Weishampel, David B; Barrett, Paul M.; Coria, Rodolfo A.; le Loeuff, Jean; Xing, Xu; Xijin, Zhao; Sahni, Ashok; Gomani, Elizabeth M.P.; Noto, Christopher (2004). "24. Dinosaur Distribution". In Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press. pp. 556–563. ISBN 978-0-520-25408-4.