Algora

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Algora, Spain
Coat of arms of Algora, Spain
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Algora, Spain is located in Province of Guadalajara
Algora, Spain
Algora, Spain
Algora, Spain is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Algora, Spain
Algora, Spain
Algora, Spain is located in Spain
Algora, Spain
Algora, Spain
Coordinates: 40°57′51″N 2°39′55″W / 40.96417°N 2.66528°W / 40.96417; -2.66528
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
MunicipalityAlgora
Area
 • Total47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total77
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Algora is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 112 inhabitants.

A Cenomanian (100.5 – 93.9 million years ago) fossil site has been found nearby, with sandy sediments showing the effect of tides. Vertebrate fauna found at the site include specimens originating from the supercontinent Gondwana as well as from Laurasia. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Angélica Torices; Fernando Barroso-Barcenilla; Oscar Cambra-Moo; Adán Pérez-García; Manuel Segura (2012). "Palaeontological and palaeobiogeographical implications of the new Cenomanian vertebrate site of Algora, Guadalajara, Spain". Cretaceous Research. 37: 231–239. ISSN 0195-6671. Retrieved December 3, 2021. A new Cenomanian fossil site has been located in Algora, in the Castilian Branch of the Iberian Ranges, central Spain... The vertebrate fauna associated with this site is composed of mixed remains of fishes, turtles, crocodyliforms and dinosaurs, with Laurasian and Gondwanan affinities.


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