56272 20210121114531.0 sideral 91627 ART-2015-91627 eng (orcid)0000-0003-0759-7105 Puértolas-Pascual, E. Universidad de Zaragoza Exceptional crocodylomorph biodiversity of “La Cantalera” site (Lower barremian; lower cretaceous) in Teruel, Spain 2015 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The palaeontological site of La Cantalera in Teruel, Spain (Blesa Formation, Lower Cretaceous) can be characterized as the site with the greatest biodiversity of vertebrates (32 taxa) from the lower Barremian of the Iberian Peninsula. Remains of amphibians, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs and mammals have been recovered. The most common taxa are crocodylomorphs, and their most abundant remains are small isolated teeth. Six morphotypes have been identified, which may correspond to at least four different sympatric crocodylomorph taxa. This site presents a similar assemblage to other European Lower Cretaceous sites, with morphotypes that may correspond to the families Goniopholididae, Bernissartiidae, Atoposauridae and multiple ziphodont crocodylomorphs. The crocodylomorph assemblage of La Cantalera is characterized by the absence of large individuals and presents a wide variety of dental morphologies adapted to diets ranging from generalist to highly specialized. This rich biodiversity could be due to concentration of vertebrates into restricted flooded areas during dry seasons within a marsh ecosystem. Furthermore, La Cantalera could also be close to a nesting area, which would explain the abundance of small-sized individuals and the presence of fossil crocodiloid eggshells. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-sa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/ 1.234 2015 PALEONTOLOGY 30 / 54 = 0.556 2015 Q3 T2 0.837 2015 Oceanography 2015 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Rabal-Garcés, R. (orcid)0000-0003-1732-9155 Canudo, J.I. Universidad de Zaragoza 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 18, 2 (2015), [16 pp] Palaeontol. electronica PALAEONTOLOGIA ELECTRONICA 1935-3952 8056938 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/56272/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 90509 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/56272/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:56272 articulos driver 2021-01-21-11:10:31 ARTICLE