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Castilla-La Mancha, Castille-La Mancha

Las Hoyas (Cuenca)

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Iberomesornis birds, Concavenator theropod, fish, plants in laminated limestone (viewing only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous

Cretaceous Lagerstatte. Protected; go to the Cuenca museum (MUPA).

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