Sallent Poble (Cretaceous of Spain)

Also known as Sellent

Where: Cataluña, Spain (42.2° N, 1.2° E: paleocoordinates 34.2° N, 1.0° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tremp Group, Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• 7 egg-bearing layers

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; bioturbated, gray, red, calcareous siltstone

• "red-light grey mottled carbonate-rich marl"

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: P. M. Sander, C. Peitz, J. Gallemi and R. Cousin. 1998. Dinosaurs nesting on a red beach?. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris: Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 327:67-74 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 74529: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 09.08.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Saurischia - Titanosauridae
Megaloolithus siruguei
Megaloolithus siruguei Vianey-Liaud et al. 1994 titanosaurid
eggs and eggshells