Oncala Group Explained

Oncala Group
Type:Geological formation
Age:Early-mid Berriasian
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Period:Berriasian
Prilithology:Sandstone
Otherlithology:Siltstone, shale, marl, limestone
Region:Castile and León, La Rioja
Country:Spain
Subunits:Huérteles Formation
Underlies:Urbión Group
Overlies:Tera Group
Extent:Cameros Basin

The Oncala Group is a geological formation in Spain. It dates back to the Berriasian.[1] [2]

Fossil content

Dinosaurs

Ornithischians

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Oncala&group_formation_member=Oncala Oncala Group
  2. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Europe)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 545–549. .
  3. García-Palou . J. . Isasmendi . E. . Torices . A. . An analysis of the first fossil remains of styracosternan ornithopod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of La Rioja (Spain) and its paleobiogeographical implications . 2025 . Palaeontologia Electronica . 28 . 2 . 28.2.a34 . 10.26879/1364 . free .