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.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. .
Vertebrate paleofauna Ornithopod tracks and dinosaur eggs are known from the formation."15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.
Amphibians Amphibians Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes ImagesEodiscoglossusE. santonjaeFrogGalverpetonR. Estes and B. Sanchíz. 1982. Early Cretaceous lower vertebrates from Galve (Teruel), Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(1)G. ibericumA member of Caudata.
Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Imagescf. OwenodonGalton, P. M., 2012, Hypsilophodon foxii and other smaller bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs from the lower Cretaceous of southern England: In: Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems, edited by Godefroit, P., Indiana University Press, Part 1, New investigations into the Iguanodon sinkhole at Bernissart and other Early Cretaceous localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium), p. 225-281.Indeterminatecf. ParonychodonListed as "?Paronychodon sp." in "15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.IndeterminatePossible indeterminate troodont remains.StyracosternaListed as "Iguanodon cf. atherfieldensis" in "15.7 Provincia de la Rioja, Spain; 3. Castellar Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Pages 560-561.IndeterminatePreviously assigned to Mantellisaurus.
Turtles Turtles Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes ImagesDortokidaeIndeterminate
Mammals Mammals Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes ImagesCrusafontia C. cuencanaDryolestidIberica I. hahniMultituberculateSpalacotherium S. henkeliSpalacotheriidae
Correlation
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
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