Vilamitjana
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Vilamitjana is a locality and decentralized municipal entity located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 162.{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.es/nomen2/index.do|lang=es|title=Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España)|accessdate=22 November 2021}}
Geography
Vilamitjana is located 95km north-northeast of Lleida.
== Places of interest ==
Vilamitjana is known by the finding of an important paleontological site named: Les Serretes. In this site there have found dinosaur remains that belongs to the Second biggest hadrosaur found in Spain, and the biggest of Catalonia. It was identifyied as Blasisaurus aff. Also there have been found two carnívor dinosaur tooth that belongs to two new dinosaur species morphotypes. Fuentes-Buxó, R. & Dalla Vecchia, F.M. 2014. Les Serretes, a new Late Maastrichtian dinosaur site in the eastern Tremp Syncline (Southern Pyrenees, Spain). In: Paleontologia i Evolució. Reconstructing the Terrestrial end-cretaceous paleoenvironments in Europe. pp 70.
Dentari_d%27hadrosaure_de_les_Serretes_(Vilamitjana,_Tremp).jpg
Picture of the dentary from les Serretes. Nowadays exposed on the Museum of Isona.
References
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External links
- https://www.academia.edu/10410968/Les_Serretes_a_new_Late_Maastrichtian_dinosaur_site_in_the_eastern_Tremp_Syncline_Southern_Pyrenees_Spain_
- https://www.academia.edu/10944379/An%C3%A0lisi_de_restes_paleontol%C3%B2giques_del_Maastrichti%C3%A0_superior_Cretaci_superior_procedents_d_un_nou_jaciment_situat_en_Les_Serretes_Vilamitjana_Conca_de_Tremp_Espanya_
Category:Populated places in the Province of Lleida
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