The Armorican Quartzite: when trilobites ruled the Ordovician seas of the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara UNESCO Global Geopark, Spain

Authors

• Iván Cortijo ¹
• Sören Jensen * ²
• Manolo Garcia ³
• Teodoro Palacios ²
• José María Barrera ¹

1. Villuercas-Ibores-Jara UNESCO Global Geopark. Diputación de Cáceres. C/ Pintores nº 10, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
2. Área de Paleontología, Faculta de Ciencias, Avenida de la Física s/n, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
3. C/ Méjico 2, 06220 Villafranca de los Barros, Spain

Abstract

Cruziana is a common and widespread trace fossil in Lower Palaeozoic strata that is generally attributed to the activity of trilobites. The Lower to Middle Ordovician Armorican Quartzite Formation of southern Europe contains well-preserved examples of the Cruziana rugosa Group. This paper outlines how Cruziana forms an important part of the geological heritage in the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara UNESCO Global Geopark, Cáceres Province (SW Spain).

Keywords

• China
• Trace fossils
• Cruziana
• Urban fossils

Main Subjects

• Geoconservation
• Geoparks
• Paleontology

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