🇪🇸 Spain

ES
45
Genera
225
Occurrences
8
Formations

Genera found in this country (45)

45 genres
Hadrosauropodus
121 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 28 occ.
Hadrosauropodus
Iguanodon
155 Ma
Dinosaurs Valid 27 occ.
Iguanodon
Deltapodus
175 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 17 occ.
Deltapodus
Megalosauripus
201 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus 13 occ.
Megalosauripus
Pteraichnus
201 Ma
Pterosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 13 occ.
Pteraichnus
Richardoestesia
155 Ma
Dinosaurs Valid 12 occ.
Richardoestesia

Actualités (2)

Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution
Baynshire Dacentrurus Dinosauria discovery evolution +10
A spectacular dinosaur discovery in Spain is giving scientists a rare new look inside the world of stegosaurs. Paleontologists uncovered the best-preserved stegosaur skull ever found in Europe, belonging to the iconic plated dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus, which roamed Earth around 150 million years ago. Because stegosaur skulls are extremely fragile and almost never survive intact, the fossil is helping researchers uncover previously unknown details about how these armored giants evolved.
17/05/2026 sciencedaily
Bronze Age mines discovered in Spain may explain Scandinavian metal mystery
discovery Spain
Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue about where the metal in ancient Scandinavian artifacts may have come from. Found near Cabeza del Buey, the sites include everything from small extraction zones to larger mining operations—one even packed with around 80 stone axes used to crush ore. These mines contain copper, lead, and silver, key materials that powered trade networks thousands of years ago.
29/04/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Images · tags (10)

Lirainosaurus
Lirainosaurus
Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Lirainosaurus
Barremian Berriasian description
formation Spain stratigraphy
Spain
Alcobaça Argentina Chile
drawing El Castellar formation
Dinosauria El Castellar Spain
Qunkasaura
Qunkasaura
Cretaceous Dinosauria discovery
Garumbatitan
Garumbatitan
Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous
Camarillasaurus
Camarillasaurus
Camarillas Camarillasaurus Ceratosauria
Formations géologiques (8)
Conques 152 Villar del Arzobispo 123 Huérteles 119 Arcillas de Morella 83 El Castellar 79 La Posa 77 Camarillas 64 Blesa 49
Plage temporelle
Trias
Jura
Crét.
Paléo.
Néo.
252 201 145 66 0
Groupe géologique · Membre
Tremp 328
Enciso 244
Oncala 144
Urbión 60
Fontllonga 26
Oliván 21
Tera 19
Enciso/Urbión 7
Cabuérniga 1
Middle Muschelkalk 1
Ribadesella 1
Muschelkalk 1
Cabezo Gordo 37
A2 11
Section B 10
Calizas de Lychnus 5
Lower Sedimentary Succession 5
Lower 3
Unit 5 2
Chenini 2
A3 2
A1 1
Margas de la Dehesa 1
Santa Mera 1
Environnements de dépôt
terrestrial indet. 735
lacustrine indet. 114
estuary/bay 60
"channel" 60
mire/swamp 58
lagoonal 53
coastal indet. 49
fluvial indet. 48
coarse channel fill 43
deltaic indet. 42
delta plain 40
lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal 39
Principaux collecteurs
J. M. Herrero 17
Herrero 13
L. Luque et al. 12
S. Doublet 9
Vilanova 8
F. Beltrán & J. Royo y Goméz 8
Casanovas-Cladellas et al. 8
L. Viera & L. Aguirrezabala 8
Krebs & Henkel 7
A. Fernández 7
Activité de collecte par décennie
1850s 1
1870s 8
1910s 15
1920s 12
1930s 5
1940s 3
1950s 18
1960s 36
1970s 37
1980s 114
1990s 165
2000s 175