Silurian-Devonian-Carboniferous-Cretaceous
(Teruel-Puertollano-Las Hoyas)
25th – 30th June, 2022
- Organizers: Samuel Zamora, Héctor Botella, Jesús Marugán, Mercedes Llandres, Rodrigo Soler-Gijón.
- Number of Participants: 35 people maximum (following strict order of registration/payment)
- Cost per person (approx.) 600 €, including 5-night accommodations, meals, and transportation
Day 1. Dinopolis Park
Saturday, 25th June 2022
Departing from Valencia to Teruel city with stop in Dinopolis Park, an example of the role and importance of Palaeontology in the development of rural areas. We will spend the night in Teruel city.
Day 2. Silurian-Early Devonian
Sunday, 26th June 2022
Silurian-Early Devonian sections and fossil sites in Eastern Iberian chains (Teruel province), we will spend the night in Daroca.
Day 3. Middle Devonian
Monday, 27th June 2022
Middle Devonian Fossil sites (Carolowilhelmina, Grossius) in Eastern Iberian chains (Teruel province). Visit of the local “Museum of the Palaeozoic Seas” and examination of Lower Devonian microichthyolite collections loaned by UV (Leonodus, Celtiberina, Machaeracanthus, Obruchevacanthus, etc). Drive to Cuenca city where we will spend the night.
Day 4. Early Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätt
Tuesday, 28th June 2022
Visit of the Early Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätt of “Las Hoyas”, located in the municipality of La Cierva, very close to the city of Cuenca and the Palaeontological Museum of Castilla La Mancha. Drive to Puertollano (Ciudad-Real province) were we will spend the night.
Day 5. Carboniferous
Wednesday, 29th June 2022
Carboniferous fossil site of Puertollano (several stops). Overnight in Puertollano.
Day 6. Return
Thursday, 30th June 2022
Participants can return to Valencia in our vehicles or travel directly to Madrid (high-speed train) for connecting flights. Estimated time of arrival in Valencia 13.00.