description Jose Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca Overview
José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca is a Spanish paleontologist whose research has focused on dinosaur fossils and the history of dinosaur diversity in Spain. He has published on Early Cretaceous ornithopods, including the iguanodontoid Delapparentia turolensis from Galve, and has contributed to studies of hadrosaurids, dinosaur tracks, and other fossil vertebrates. His work is associated with research institutions including the University of Zaragoza and the Museo Jurásico de Asturias.
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What is Delapparentia turolensis?
Delapparentia turolensis is an Early Cretaceous iguanodont dinosaur from Spain. It was described from a partial postcranial skeleton found near Galve in Teruel Province. [University of Zaragoza](https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32471?ln=en)
What period did Delapparentia turolensis live in?
It lived during the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous. The fossil material comes from the Camarillas Formation near Galve, a major dinosaur locality in northeastern Spain. [University of Zaragoza](https://zaguan.unizar.es/record/32471?ln=en)
What does José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca research?
Ruiz-Omeñaca has researched dinosaur fossils and the history of dinosaur diversity in Spain, especially Early Cretaceous ornithopods. His name is attached to the formal description of Delapparentia turolensis.
Why is Galve important to Ruiz-Omeñaca's work?
Galve preserves Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous vertebrate fossils, including the material used to study Delapparentia. The locality is in Teruel Province and has produced several important Spanish dinosaur discoveries. [ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018207000302)
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