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
Underlies
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; -0.8Coordinates: 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)

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]

Correlation[]

Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia

Ma	Age	Paleomap \ Basins		Olanyà								Lusitanian
100	Cenomanian											Caranguejeira
125	Albian		-
			Monte Grande		Escucha		Escucha
			-
	Aptian		-		- Castrillo
					En Gp. -	Morella/			Morella
			-		En Gp. -	Forcall					Upper Bedoulian
	Barremian					Xert	Alacón	Xert		Huérguina
						Artoles				Collado		Papo Seco
				Rúbies	Tera Gp. -	Alacón/Blesa	Blesa	Camarillas
150	Hauterivian				Ur Gp. -			Castellar	Tera Gp. -
							hiatus
	Valanginian				Ur Gp. -				-
					-				- Piedrahita
	Berriasian		-			hiatus
					- Rupelo			Arzobispo	hiatus
					On Gp. -
	Tithonian		Lastres		Tera Gp. -		Higuereles			Tera Gp. -		Lourinhã
									Arzobispo
Legend		Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation
Sources

See also[]

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils

References[]

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