Forcall Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Spain}}
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Forcall Formation
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| type = Geological formation
| period = Aptian
| age = Aptian
~{{fossil range|120|112}}
| prilithology = Marl
| otherlithology = Limestone
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| country = Spain
| coordinates = {{coord|41.0|N|0.8|W|display=inline,title}}
| paleocoordinates = {{coord|30.6|N|9.7|E|display=inline}}
| unitof = Maestrazgo Basin
| subunits =
| underlies = Oliete Formation
| overlies = Alacón & Xert Formations
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| relief = 1
| width = 250
| float = center
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{{Location map~ | Spain
| lat_deg = 41.0
| lon_deg = -0.8
| mark = Green pog.svg
| marksize = 10
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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.Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Correlation
{{Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia}}
See also
References
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= Bibliography =
- {{citation |last1=Weishampel |first1=David B. |author2-link=Peter Dodson |last2=Dodson |first2=Peter |author3-link=Halszka Osmólska |last3=Osmólska |first3=Halszka |year=2004 |title=The Dinosauria, 2nd edition |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C |publisher=Berkeley: University of California Press |pages=1–880 |accessdate=2019-02-21 |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |author1-link=David B. Weishampel }}
Category:Geologic formations of Spain
Category:Lower Cretaceous Series of Europe