Enciso Group

Enciso Group
Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-early Aptian
~135–118 Ma
Ichnofossils near Enciso
TypeGeologic group
Sub-unitsLeza & Jubela Formations
UnderliesOliván Group
OverliesUrbión Group
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, limestone
OtherMarl, mudstone
Location
Coordinates42°06′N 2°18′W / 42.1°N 2.3°W / 42.1; -2.3
Approximate paleocoordinates31°42′N 9°00′E / 31.7°N 9.0°E / 31.7; 9.0
RegionLa Rioja
Country Spain
ExtentCameros Basin
Type section
Named forEnciso, La Rioja
Enciso Group is located in Spain
Enciso Group
Enciso Group (Spain)
Enciso Group is located in La Rioja, Spain
Enciso Group
Enciso Group (La Rioja, Spain)

The Enciso Group is a geological formation in La Rioja, Spain whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous.[1]

The turtle Camerochelys was described from the Enciso Group. Dinosaur remains, including the holotype of the spinosaurid Riojavenatrix, are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

The first spinosaurid fossil remains found at Igea, Enciso Group were a jaw fragment found in 1983 and isolated teeth.


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