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Olloniego, Spain
| Formation | Olloniego |
|---|---|
| Age: | 359 - 299 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Carboniferous |
| Lithology | coal |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 25 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Cofino Mbr | Ria帽o, Le贸n, Castile and Leon, Spain | Olloniego |
| Toledo Mountains | Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain | Olloniego |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ablanedo | 359 - 299 Ma Paleozoic | coal | 2 |
| Arroyo del Acebron Shales | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | shale/sandstone | 14 |
| Bancos Mixtos - Bancs mixtes | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | sandstone/"shale" | 36 |
| Esperanza | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | coal, "shale" | 11 |
| Navas de Estena | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale/sandstone, slate, "shale" | 102 |
| Navas de Estena - Los Rasos | 461 - 458 Ma Ordovician | shale/sandstone | 80 |
| Navas de Estena - Neseuretus tristani Shale | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | shale/"limestone" | 131 |
| Oville | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | shale | 5 |
| Pizarras Carretera | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | 18 | |
| Pizarras del Rio | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | shale | 3 |
| Sueve Shale - Bayo | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | sandstone/"shale" | 15 |
| Sueve Shale - Cofino | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale, ironstone | 3 |
| Valdemorillo Shale | 461 - 458 Ma Ordovician | shale | 2 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Alethopteris sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
 Pecopteris sp.genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
| Sphenopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
| Sphenophyllum sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
 Dicksonites sp.genus | Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : Dicksonites | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
| Mariopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : Mariopteris | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
| Neuropteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
References
| Wagner R. H. (1971) The Westphalian D floras of the Olloniego and Esperanza formations in the central Asturian coalfield, Separata de Trabajos de Geologica, 461-505 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
