Arsis-1, Peñarroya de Tastavins: Early Aptian, Spain
collected by A. Ortiz & P. Ortiz 1994-1999
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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| Royo-Torres and Canudo 2001 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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| 1 individual | ||||||||||
| MPZ-99/9; "Tastavinsaurus" (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
| Royo-Torres 1999 | ||||||||||
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= Tastavinsaurus sanzi n. gen., n. sp.
Canudo et al. 2008
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Canudo et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
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| marine | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
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| marine | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Aragón | County: | Teruel |
| Coordinates: | 40.7° North, 0.1° East (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 28.1° North, 23.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
| Altitude: | 837 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Barremian | ||
| Key time interval: | Early Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.4 - 119.57 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Xert | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: "Formación Margas y Calizas de Xert"; base of formation, also "Margas de Cervera" | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | bioturbation,ferruginous,green claystone |
| Lithology description: "lutite"; "The site consists of siltstones and mudstones of greenish color with oxidation on top containing remains of carbonaceous vegetation, rootcasts and marine invertebrates that have colonized part of the dinosaur skeleton" | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | transgressive |
| Geology comments: "The lithology at Arsis 1 is indicative of a transgressive episode, marked by the transition from marsh facies, with little marine influence, to marine platform facies evidenced by abundant marine invertebrates." | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Articulated whole bodies: | all |
| Associated major elements: | many |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils | ||
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,mechanical,field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | A. Ortiz & P. Ortiz | Collection dates: | 1994-1999 |
| Collection method comments: discovered by local amateurs Andrés and Pedro Ortiz | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Ars1, Masia de Arsis | ||
| Database number: | 58204 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | K. Maguire, M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-01-27 10:29:01 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-01-27 10:29:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 54616. | G. Cuenca-Bescós, O. Amo, J. L. Barco, J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres and J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca. 1999. Dinosaurios de Aragón [Dinosaurs of Aragon]. Zubía 17:235-257 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 17666 | ETE | J. L. Barco, J. I. Canudo, J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca and R. Royo-Torres. 1999. Bones, teeth and tracks: about sauropod dinosaur remains from Aragón (northeastern Spain). In J. I. Canudo & G. Cuenca-Bescós (ed.), IV European Workshop on Vertebrate Paleontology. Programme and Abstracts. Field Guide 22-23 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 53564 | J. I. Canudo, J. L. Barco, R. Royo-Torres and J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca. 2001. Los saurópodos (Dinosauria) del Tithónico (Jurásico Superior) y del Cretácico de Aragón [The sauropoda (Dinosauria) from the Tithonian (Upper Jurassic) and Cretaceous of Aragón]. I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontología de Dinosaurios y Su Entorno Actas:309-318 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 16526 | ETE | J. I. Canudo and R. Royo-Torres. 2004. El fémur saurópodo (Dinosauria) de Peñaroya de Tastavins (Teruel, Aptiense inferior, Cretácico inferior): Implicaciones paleobiogeográficas para los Titanosauriformes [The sauropod femur Dinosauria) from Peñarroya de Tastavins (Teruel, lower Aptian, Lower Cretaceous): paleobiogeographical implications for Titanosauriformes]. Geo-Temas 6(5):19-21 [M. Carrano/K. Maguire/M. Carrano] |
| 19748 | ETE | J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres, and G. Cuenca-Bescós. 2006. Un nuevo saurópodo Titanosauriformes del Aptiense inferior (Cretácico Inferior) de la Península Ibérica [A new titanosauriform sauropod from the lower Aptian (Lower Cretaceous) of the Iberian peninsula]. 9 Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Bioestratigrafía, Córdoba. Academia Nacional de Ciencias 80 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 28879 | ETE | J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres, and G. Cuenca-Bescós. 2008. A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):712-731 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
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| 76459 | R. Royo-Torres. 1999. Pelvic girdle of the sauropod (Dinosauria) from Peñarroya de Tastavins (lower Aptian, Teruel, Spain). In J. I. Canudo & G. Cuenca-Bescós (ed.), IV European Workshop on Vertebrate Paleontology. Programme and Abstracts. Field Guide 94-95 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
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