La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation

Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, also called as La Pedrera de Meià[1][2] is an Early Cretaceous (late Berriasian to early Barremian geologic formation in Catalonia, Spain. The formation crops out in the area of the Montsec in the Organyà Basin. At the La Pedrera de Meià locality, the formation consists of rhythmically laminated, lithographic limestones that formed in the distal areas of a large, shallow coastal lake.[3] It is noted for the exceptional preservation of articulated small vertebrates and insects, similar to that of the Solnhofen Limestone.

Unit ofMontsec Group
UnderliesPrada Formation
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La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Berriasian-early Barremian
~140–125 Ma
Exposure of the La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation at La Pedrera de Meià
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofMontsec Group
UnderliesPrada Formation
AreaMontsec
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Coordinates42.0°N 0.9°E / 42.0; 0.9
Approximate paleocoordinates31.3°N 11.3°E / 31.3; 11.3
RegionLérida Province, Catalonia
CountrySpain
ExtentPre-Pyrenees
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation is located in Spain
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation (Spain)
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation is located in Province of Lleida
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation
La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation (Province of Lleida)
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The La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation has yielded the enantiornithine bird Noguerornis and the scincogekkomorph lizard Pedrerasaurus,[4][5][6][7] and two species of Teiid lizard Meyasaurus, M. fauri and M. crusafonti, the indeterminate avialan Ilerdopteryx,[8] frogs Neusibatrachus wilferti,[9] Eodiscoglossus santonjae[10] and Montsechobatrachus. A crocodyliform Montsecosuchus and many insects and other arthropods, as:[11]

  • Angarosphex lithographicu
  • Archisphex catalunicus
  • Artitocoblatta hispanica
  • Chalicoridulum montsecensis
  • Chrysobothris ballae
  • Cionocoleus longicapitis
  • Condalia woottoni
  • Cretephialtites pedrerae
  • Hirmoneura (Eohirmoneura) neli
  • Hirmoneura richterae
  • Iberoraphidia dividua
  • Ilerdocossus pulcherrima
  • Ilerdosphex wenzae
  • Jarzembowskia edmundi
  • Leridatoma pulcherrima
  • Manlaya lacabrua
  • Meiagaster cretaceus
  • Meiatermes bertrani
  • Mesoblattina colominasi
  • Mesopalingea lerida
  • Mimamontsecia cretacea
  • Montsecbelus solutus
  • Nanoraphidia lithographica
  • Nogueroblatta fontllongae
  • N. nana
  • Pachypsyche vidali
  • Pompilopterus montsecensis
  • Proraphidia gomezi
  • Prosyntexis montsecensis
  • Pseudochrysobothris ballae
  • Ptiolinites almuthae
  • Vitisma occidentalis
  • Cretaholocompsa montsecana
  • Montsecosphex jarzembowskii
  • Cretobestiola hispanica
  • Angarosphex penyalveri
  • Cretoserphus gomezi
  • Bolbonectus lithographicus
  • ?Anaglyphites pluricavus
  • Palaeaeschna vidali
  • Hispanochlorogomphus rossi
  • Palaeouloborus lacasae
  • Ichthyemidion vivaldi

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Early Cretaceous stratigraphy of Iberia
MaAgePaleomap \ BasinsCantabrianOlanyàCamerosMaestrazgoOlieteGalveMorellaSouth IberianPre-beticLusitanian
100Cenomanian
La CabanaSopeiraUtrillasMosquerelaCaranguejeira
AltamiraUtrillas
Eguino
125AlbianUllaga - BalmasedaLluçàTraiguera
Monte GrandeEscuchaEscuchaJijona
Itxina - Miono
AptianValmaseda - TellamendiOl Gp. - CastrilloBenassalBenassalOlhos
FontEn Gp. - LezaMorella/OlieteOlieteVillaroyaMorellaCapas
Rojas
Almargem
Patrocinio - ErnagaSenyúsEn Gp. - JubelaForcallVillaroyaUpper
Bedoulian
Figueira
BarremianVega de PasCabóAbejarXertAlacónXertHuérguinaAssises
PradaArtolesColladoMoutonianum Papo Seco
RúbiesTera Gp. - GolmayoAlacón/BlesaBlesaCamarillasMirambel
150HauterivianUr Gp. - PinillaLlacovaCastellarTera Gp. - PinillaVillaresPorto da
Calada
hiatus
HuervaGaita
ValanginianVillaroUr Gp. - LarribaPed Gp. - Hortigüela
Ped Gp. - HortigüelaPed Gp. - Piedrahita
PeñacobaGalveMiravetes
BerriasianCab Gp. - ArceraValdepradohiatusAlfambra
TdL Gp. - RupeloArzobispohiatusTollo
On Gp. - Huérteles
Sierra Matute
TithonianLastresTera Gp. - MagañaHiguerelesTera Gp. - MagañaLourinhã
Arzobispo
Ágreda
Legend Major fossiliferous, oofossiliferous, ichnofossiliferous, coproliferous, minor formation
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