Sierra Perenchiza Formation
The Sierra Perenchiza Formation is a late Campanian to late Maastrichtian geologic formation in Spain. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1]
Sierra Perenchiza Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian-early Maastrichtian ~72–68 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 39.6°N 1.0°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 30.3°N 0.2°E |
Region | Valencia |
Country | Spain |
Type section | |
Named for | Sierra Perenchiza |
Sierra Perenchiza Formation (Spain) |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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