Vega Formation
The Vega Formation is a Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) geologic formation of the Ribadesella Group in Asturias, Spain.[1] Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
| Vega Formation Stratigraphic range: Kimmeridgian ~155–151 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ribadesella Group |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 43.5°N 5.3°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 35.7°N 7.0°E |
| Region | Asturias |
| Country |  |
  Vega Formation (Spain) | |
Paleofauna
- Megalosaurus sp. (Theropoda indet)
- Stegosauria indet.[3]
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Lastres Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Asturias
References
- Vega Formation at Fossilworks.org
- Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- Ruiz Omeñaca et al., 2013
Bibliography
- Ruiz Omeñaca, J.I.; X. Pereda Suberbiola; L. Piñuela, and J.C. García Ramos. 2013. First evidence of stegosaurs (Dinosauria: Thyreophora) in the Vega Formation, Kimmeridgian, Asturias, N Spain. Geogaceta 53. 37-40.
- 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
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