The Arcillas de Morella Formation is a geological formation in Spain whose strata date back to the Barremian stage 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. 562. .
Geology The formation was formally named and defined by Canérot and colleagues in 1982. The formation predominantly consists of red clays and continental sandstones, with some marine intercalations.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs Dinosaurs of the Arcillas de Morella Formation Taxa Species Notes ImagesHypsilophodon IguanodonI. bernissartensis An iguanodonian dinosaurMantellisaurus M. cf. atherfieldensis An iguanodontian dinosaurMorelladonMorelladon beltraniAn iguanodontian dinosaurBaryonychinaeIndeterminate remainscf. CarcharodontosauridaeIndeterminate remainsAn anterior caudal centrum belonging to an immature individualGarumbatitan G. morellensisA somphospondylan sauropodPolacanthusP. spA polacanthine nodosaurid ankylosaurProtathlitisP. cinctorrensisA spinosaurid theropodTitanosauriformes IndeterminateAt least two distinct taxa, including a somphospondylanVallibonavenatrixV. caniElisabete Malafaia; José Miguel Gasulla; Fernando Escaso; Iván Narváez; José Luis Sanz; Francisco Ortega (2019). "A new spinosaurid theropod (Dinosauria: Megalosauroidea) from the late Barremian of Vallibona, Spain: Implications for spinosaurid diversity in the Early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula". Cretaceous Research. in press: 104221. .A spinosaurid theropod
Turtles Turtles of the Arcillas de Morella Formation Taxa Species Notes ImagesBrodiechelysB. royoiA xinjiangchelyid turtleEodortokaE. morellanaA dortokid turtle
Plesiosaurs Plesiosaurs of the Arcillas de Morella Formation Taxa Presence Notes ImagesLeptocleididae
Correlation
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References