Geology of The Iberian Peninsula - Palaentology

Palaentology

The Iberia is quite rich in Paleontology, mainly Mesozoic and Miocene. Several important dinosaur localities are known in Portugal and Spain. A bizarre dinosaur was discovered in Las Hoyas in Cuenca Spain. The original animal was 6 meters long, had a hump and had feathers. The fossil dates from the Barremian stage of the Late Cretaceous and is called Concavenator corcovatus. Turiasaurus riodevensis, a truly giant dinosaur that lived between the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretacic, was also found in Riodeva in Teruel Spain. The animal was 37 meters long and weighed 40-48 tons.

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