El Castellar Formation
# El Castellar Formation

The El Castellar Formation is a geological formation in La Rioja and Teruel, Spain whose strata date back to the possibly the Valanginian to the Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

## Vertebrate paleofauna

Ornithopod tracks and dinosaur eggs are known from the formation.

### Amphibians

Amphibians :

| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eodiscoglossus | E. santonjae | | | | Frog | |
| Galverpeton | G. ibericum | | | | A member of Caudata. | |

### Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs :

| Genus | Species | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Aragosaurus | A. ischiaticus | |
| cf. Owenodon | Indeterminate | |
| cf. Paronychodon | Indeterminate | Possible indeterminate troodont remains. |
| Styracosterna | Indeterminate | Previously assigned to Mantellisaurus. |

### Turtles

Turtles :

| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dortokidae | Indeterminate | | | | | |

### Mammals

Mammals :

| Genus | Species | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Crusafontia | C. cuencana | Dryolestid |
| Iberica | I. hahni | Multituberculate |
| Spalacotherium | S. henkeli | Spalacotheriidae |
| Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon | Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited. |

## Correlation

Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia :

| Ma | Age | Paleomap \ Basins | Cantabrian | Olanyà | Cameros | Maestrazgo | Oliete | Galve | Morella | South Iberian | Pre-betic | Lusitanian |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 | Cenomanian | | La Cabana | Sopeira | Utrillas | Utrillas | Mosquerela | | | | | Caranguejeira |
| 100 | Cenomanian | | Altamira | Sopeira | Utrillas | Utrillas | Utrillas | | | | | | | Caranguejeira |
| 100 | Cenomanian | | Eguino | Sopeira | Utrillas | Utrillas | Utrillas | | | | | Caranguejeira |
| 125 | Albian | | Ullaga - Balmaseda | Lluçà | Utrillas | Utrillas | Utrillas | | | Traiguera | | Caranguejeira |
| 125 | Albian | | Monte Grande | Lluçà | Escucha | Escucha | Escucha | | | Jijona | | Caranguejeira |
| 125 | Albian | | Itxina - Miono | Lluçà | Escucha | Escucha | Escucha | | | | | Caranguejeira |
| 125 | Aptian | | Valmaseda - Tellamendi | Lluçà | Ol Gp. - Castrillo | Benassal | Escucha | Benassal | | | | Olhos |
| 125 | Aptian | | Valmaseda - Tellamendi | Font | En Gp. - Leza | Morella/Oliete | Oliete | Villaroya | Morella | Capas Rojas | | Almargem |
| 125 | Aptian | | Patrocinio - Ernaga | Senyús | En Gp. - Jubela | Forcall | Forcall | Forcall | Morella | Villaroya | Upper Bedoulian | Figueira |
| 125 | Barremian | | Vega de Pas | Cabó | Abejar | Xert | Alacón | Xert | Morella | Huérguina | Upper Bedoulian | Assises |
| 125 | Barremian | | Vega de Pas | Prada | Abejar | Artoles | Artoles | Artoles | Morella | Collado | Moutonianum | Papo Seco |
| 125 | Barremian | | Vega de Pas | Rúbies | Tera Gp. - Golmayo | Alacón/Blesa | Blesa | Camarillas | Mirambel | Collado | Moutonianum | Papo Seco |
| 150 | Hauterivian | | Vega de Pas | Rúbies | Ur Gp. - Pinilla | Llacova | Blesa | Castellar | Tera Gp. - Pinilla | Villares | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Hauterivian | | Vega de Pas | Rúbies | Ur Gp. - Pinilla | Llacova | hiatus | Castellar | | Villares | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Hauterivian | | Vega de Pas | Rúbies | Ur Gp. - Pinilla | Huerva | hiatus | Castellar | Gaita | | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Valanginian | | Villaro | Rúbies | Ur Gp. - Larriba | Huerva | hiatus | Castellar | Ped Gp. - Hortigüela | | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Valanginian | | Villaro | Rúbies | Ped Gp. - Hortigüela | Huerva | hiatus | Castellar | Ped Gp. - Piedrahita | | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Valanginian | | Villaro | Rúbies | Peñacoba | Huerva | hiatus | Galve | Ped Gp. - Piedrahita | Miravetes | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Berriasian | | Cab Gp. - Arcera | Rúbies | Valdeprado | hiatus | hiatus | Alfambra | Ped Gp. - Piedrahita | Miravetes | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Berriasian | | Cab Gp. - Arcera | | TdL Gp. - Rupelo | hiatus | hiatus | Arzobispo | hiatus | Tollo | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Berriasian | | Cab Gp. - Arcera | | On Gp. - Huérteles Sierra Matute | hiatus | hiatus | Arzobispo | hiatus | Tollo | | Porto da Calada |
| 150 | Tithonian | | Lastres | | Tera Gp. - Magaña | hiatus | Higuereles | Higuereles | hiatus | Tera Gp. - Magaña | | Lourinhã |
| 150 | Tithonian | | Lastres | | Tera Gp. - Magaña | hiatus | Higuereles | Higuereles | Arzobispo | Tera Gp. - Magaña | | Lourinhã |
| 150 | Tithonian | | Lastres | | Ágreda | hiatus | Higuereles | Higuereles | Arzobispo | Tera Gp. - Magaña | | Lourinhã |
| Legend | Legend | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation | Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation |
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