Ríos Bajos tracksite: Tithonian, Spain
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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| 9 specimens | ||||||||||
| RB1-5, 6.1-6.2, 7.1-7.2 | ||||||||||
| Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. 2004 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Spain | State/province: | Teruel | County: | Galve |
| Coordinates: | 40.7° North, 0.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 22.6° North, 14.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Altitude: | 1191 meters | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Jurassic | Epoch: | Late Jurassic |
| Stage: | Tithonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Jurassic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tithonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 149.2 - 143.1 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Higueruelas | ||
| Local section: | Galve | Local bed: | 100 m |
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | carbonate indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | trace |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | life position |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),observed (not collected) |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Galve, RB | ||
| Database number: | 62603 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-07-24 10:53:25 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-07-24 10:53:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 56062. | F. Pérez-Lorente and M. M. Romero-Molina. 2001. Nuevas icnitas de dinosaurios terópodos y saurópodos en Galve y Miravete de la Sierra (Teruel. España) [New theropod and sauropod dinosaur footprints in Galve and Miravete de la Sierra (Teruel. Spain)]. Geogaceta 30:115-118 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
Secondary references:
| 69025 | L. Alcalá, M. G. Lockley, A. Cobos, L. Mampel, and R. Royo-Torres. 2016. Evaluating the dinosaur track record: an integrative approach to understanding the regional and global distribution, scientific importance, preservation, and management of tracksites. In P. L. Falkingham, D. Marty, & A. Richter (eds.), Dinosaur Tracks: The Next Steps 100-116 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 17673 | ETE | J. L. Barco. 2005. Estudio y comparación del esqueleto axial de un saurópodo (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) procedente de la Formación Villar del Arzobispo (Titónico-Berriasiense) de Galve, Teruel [Study and comparison of the axial skeleton of a sauropod (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Villar del Arzobispo Formation (Tithonian-Berriasian) of Galve, Teruel]. Treballs del Museu de Geología de Barcelona 13:15-59 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 19754 | ETE | J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca, J. I. Canudo, M. Aurell, B. Bádenas, J. L. Barco, G. Cuenca-Bescós, and J. Ipas. 2004. Estado de las investigaciones sobre los vertebrados del Jurásico Superior y Cretácico Interior de Galve (Teruel) [State of the investigations into the vertebrates of the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Galve (Teruel)]. Estudios Geológicos 60:179-202 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 32167 | ETE | B. Sánchez-Hernández, M. J. Benton, and D. Naish. 2007. Dinosaurs and other fossil vertebrates from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of the Galve area, NE Spain. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 249:180-215 [R. Butler/R. Butler/M. Carrano] |