Calizas de Lychnus Formation
Geologic formation in Spain
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The Calizas de Lychnus Formation is a Maastrichtian geologic formation in northern central Spain. Dinosaur remains diagnostic to the genus level are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
| Calizas de Lychnus Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41.9°N 3.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 34.1°N 3.0°W |
| Region | Castille and Leon |
| Country | Spain |
  Calizas de Lychnus Formation (Spain) | |
Fossil content
Dinosaurs
- cf. Euronychodon sp.
- cf. Paronychodon sp. (?Troodontidae indet.)
- ?Hypselosaurus sp.
- Nodosauridae indet.
- Rhabdodontidae indet.
- Titanosauridae indet.
- Dinosauria indet.
- Sauropoda indet.
- ?Dromaeosauridae indet.
- Invertebrates
- Bithynella sp.
- Physa cf. patula
- Fish
- Other reptiles
- Acynodon lopezi
- Crocodylia indet.
- Eusuchia indet.
- Testudines indet.
- Mammals
- Labes quintanillensis
- ?Palaeoryctidae indet.
- Flora
- Typha sp.
- Arecaceae indet.
- Charophyta indet.