Forcall Formation

Forcall Formation
Forcall Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian; ~120–112 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Maestrazgo Basin
Underlies	Oliete Formation
Overlies	Alacón & Xert Formations
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Other	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	41°00′N 0°48′W / 41.0°N 0.8°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	30°36′N 9°42′E / 30.6°N 9.7°E
Region	Aragón, Teruel
Country	Spain
	Forcall Formation (Spain)

The Forcall Formation is an Early Cretaceous (Aptian) geologic formation in Spain. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.^[1]

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

References

^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

[dinosaurdistribution-1] Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

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Forcall Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian ~120–112 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Maestrazgo Basin
Underlies	Oliete Formation
Overlies	Alacón & Xert Formations
Lithology
Primary	Marl
Other	Limestone
Location
Coordinates	41°00′N 0°48′W / 41.0°N 0.8°W / 41.0; -0.8
Approximate paleocoordinates	30°36′N 9°42′E / 30.6°N 9.7°E / 30.6; 9.7
Region	Aragón, Teruel
Country	Spain
Forcall Formation (Spain)