A window onto the Eocene (Cenozoic): The palaeontological record of the Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark (Huesca, Aragon, Spain)

Canudo, José Ignacio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Badiola, Ainara ; Belmonte, Ánchel ; Cardiel, Jesús ; Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Diaz Berenguer, Ester ; Ferratges, Fernando A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Moreno Azanza, Miguel ; Pérez García, Adan ; Pérez Pueyo, Manuel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Silva-Casal, Roi ; Zamora, Samuel (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark, located in the Central Pyrenees, is a region of remarkable geodiversity that includes extensive Eocene fossil-bearing sites and constitutes an important archive of paleobiodiversity. The Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark hosts outcrops of Eocene formations bearing an unusual abundance and diversity of fossils from marine and continental sedimentary environments, making the Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark a perfect window for learning about tropical ecosystems of the Eocene of southern Europe. These environments were in part tectonically controlled and offer a unique opportunity to understand how faunas changed in an active area. Here, we outline the main groups of fossils from the Sobrarbe-Pirineos Geopark, including popular examples such as the “Crocodile of Ordesa-Vio” and the sirenian Sobrarbesiren. The Geopark has been a major tool in the geoconservation of Eocene fossils.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.30486/GCR.2021.1912263.1043

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Geoconservation research 4, 2 (2021), 561-572
ISSN: 2645-4661

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CGL2017-85038-P

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Paleontología (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)
Área (Departamento): Área Estratigrafía (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)