Author/Authors :
Mayoral, Eduardo Department of Earth Sciences - University of Huelva - Av. Fuerzas Armadas, Spain , Liñán, Eladio Department of Earth Sciences -IUCA. University of Zaragoza, Spain , Gozalo, Rodolfo Department of Botany and Geology - University of València - Burjassot, Spain , Gámez Vintaned, José Antonio Department of Geosciences - Faculty of Sciences & Information Technology - Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) - Bandar Seri Iskandar (Perak), Malaysia , Dies Álvarez, María Eugenia Department of Specific Didactics-IUCA - University of Zaragoza, Spain , Collantes, Luis Centro de Geociências - Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Portugal , Santos, Ana CCTH - Science and Technology Research Centre - University of Huelva - Avda. Fuerzas Armadas, Spain , Gil-Toja, Alberto Parque Natural Sierra Norte de Sevilla – Geoparque Mundial de la UNESCO, Spain
Abstract :
Some exceptional paleontological trilobite sites located in the Sierra Norte de Sevilla UNESCO Global Geopark are presented herein, together with an analysis of their geotourism / geotrail potential and a proposal for geoconservation. The sites are of Marianian age, a regional stage and age of the Cambrian Mediterranean Subprovince which was defined within the territory of the Geopark. This area constitutes the type area of six trilobite genera and twelve trilobite species and other associated faunas (hyolith, serpulid and echinoderm species).
Keywords :
Fossils , Trilobita , Paleontological heritage , Seville Spain
