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Tremp - Grey Garumnian, Spain

Group	Tremp
Formation	Grey Garumnian
Member(s)	Middle
Age:	70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Interval	Early Maastrichtian
Tectonic Setting	Foreland basin
Lithology	sandstone/marl, packstone/marl, mudstone, sandstone
Number of Collections	15
Number of Occurrences	29

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Fumanya tracksite	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Mina Esquirol-1	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Mina Esquirol-2	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Mina Esquirol-3	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Font de Bullidor	Pallars Jussà, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian - Middle
Les Quijoles	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
L'Hostalet	Huesca, Aragon, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Lower Tumí	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Els Terrers	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian
Sant Julià	Berguedà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Tremp - Grey Garumnian

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Tremp - Conques	70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	sandstone, marl, conglomerate, "shale"/mudstone, conglomerate/sandstone, mudstone, sandstone/marl, conglomerate/"limestone", sandstone/mudstone	170
Tremp - Grey Garumnian - Middle	83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	mudstone	1
Tremp - Lower Red Garumnian	70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	sandstone/"limestone", "siliciclastic", mudstone, sandstone, sandstone/mudstone	29

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Plantae kingdom	1	Plantae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sabalites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Arecales : Arecaceae : *Sabalites*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palmales order	4	Plantae : Angiospermae : Palmales	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Allodaposuchus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : *Allodaposuchus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria order	4	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solemys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Solemydidae : *Solemys*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megaloolithus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Megaloolithidae : *Megaloolithus*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megaloolithus mamillare species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megaloolithidae : Megaloolithus : *Megaloolithus mamillare*	83.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megaloolithus siruguei species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megaloolithidae : Megaloolithus : *Megaloolithus siruguei*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda unranked clade	99	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda unranked clade	99	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Titanosauria unranked clade	99	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauria	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lychnus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Anadromidae : *Lychnus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cerithium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Cerithium*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pyrgulifera sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Thiaridae : *Pyrgulifera*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Charophyta phylum	2	Plantae : Charophyta	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tracheophyta phylum	2	Plantae : Tracheophyta	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Schulp A. S., Brokx W. A. (1999) Maastrichtian sauropod footprints from the Fumanya site, Berguedà, Spain, Ichnos 6 4, 239-250

Vila B., Oms O., et al (2004) Probable rastro de terópodo asociado a las huellas de titanosáuridos de Fumanya (Maastrichtiense, Pirineos Surorientales) [Probable theropod trackway associated with the titanosaurid tracks of Fumanya (Maastrichtian, southeastern Pyrenees)], Geo-Temas 6 5, 75-78

Bravo A. M., Vila B., et al (2005) Restos de huevos de dinosaurio en el Cretácico Superior del sinclinal de Vallcebre (Berguedà, provincia de Barcelona) [Remains of dinosaur eggs in the Upper Cretaceous of the Vellcebre syncline (Berguedà, Barcelona province)], Revista Española de Paleontología Num.Ext.10, 49-57

Vila B., Oms O., et al (2005) Manus-only titanosaurid trackway from Fumanya (Maastrichtian, Pyrenees): further evidence for an underprint origin, Lethaia 38, 211-218

Vila B., Gaete R., et al (2006) Nuevos hallazgos de dinosaurios y otros tetrápodos continentales en los Pirineos sur-centrales y orientales: resultados preliminares [New discoveries of dinosaurs and other continental tetrapods in the south-central and eastern Pyrenees: preliminary results], III Jornadas Internacionales sobre Paleontología de Dinosaurios y su Entorno Actas, 365-378

Vila B., Oms O., et al (2008) Tracking Fumanya footprints (Maastrichtian, Pyrenees): historical and ichnological overview, Oryctos 8, 115-130

Marmi J., Vila B., et al (2009) Solemys (Chelonii, Solemydidae) remains from the Maastrichtian of Pyrenees: evidence for a semi-aquatic lifestyle, Cretaceous Research 30, 1307-1312 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.07.008

Vila B., Riera V., et al (2011) The chronology of dinosaur oospecies in south-western Europe: refinements from the Maastrichtian succession of the eastern Pyrenees, Cretaceous Research 32 3, 378-386 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.01.009

Vila B., Oms O., et al (2013) Dynamic similarity in titanosaur sauropods: ichnological evidence from the Fumanya dinosaur tracksite (southern Pyrenees), PLoS ONE 8 2, e57408:1-9 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057408

Blanco A., Puértolas Pascual E., et al (2014) Allodaposuchus palustris sp. nov. from the Upper Cretaceous of Fumanya (South-Eastern Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula): Systematics, Palaeoecology and Palaeobiogeography of the Enigmatic Allodaposuchian Crocodylians, PLoS One 9 12, e115837 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115837

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