Somosaguas fossil site
The Somosaguas fossil site is located in the Community of Madrid, in the Somosaguas campus, within the municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón. The fossils found belong to the fauna of the Aragonian continental stage, about 14 million years ago.Photo: PePeEfe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Campus de Somosaguas and Avenida de Europa.
Campus de Somosaguas
Railway station
Photo: AbatteFaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campus de Somosaguas is a station on Line 2 of the Metro Ligero. It is located in fare Zone B1. Campus de Somosaguas is situated 630 metres northwest of Somosaguas fossil site.
Avenida de Europa
Railway station
Photo: AbatteFaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avenida de Europa is a station on Line 2 of the Metro Ligero. It is in fare Zone B1. Avenida de Europa is situated 1 km north of Somosaguas fossil site.
Dos Castillas
Railway station
Photo: AbatteFaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dos Castillas is a station on Line 2 of the Metro Ligero, servicing Madrid, Spain. It is located in fare Zone B1. Dos Castillas is situated 1 km west of Somosaguas fossil site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aravaca and Lucero.
Aravaca
Suburb
Aravaca is a ward of the city of Madrid, in Moncloa-Aravaca district. It is 9 kilometres from the city centre, on the other side of Casa de Campo park. The population of the barrio is 29,547, divided into three areas: Aravaca, Valdemarín and El Plantío… Aravaca is situated 3 km north of Somosaguas fossil site.
Lucero
Quarter
Photo: Roman Santos, CC BY 2.0.
Lucero is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Latina. Lucero is situated 4½ km southeast of Somosaguas fossil site.
Moncloa
Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moncloa-Aravaca is a district in western Madrid. It includes several university campuses, the Argüelles neighbourhood and the huge Casa de Campo park.
Somosaguas fossil site
- Type: Paleontological site
- Description: Spanish fossil site
- Location: Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.4307° or 40° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.78858° or 3° 47′ 19″ westOpen location code
8CGRC6J6+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 343146101Wikidata ID
Q6169610
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Somosaguas fossil site” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Yacimiento paleontologico de Somosaguas”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento paleontológico de Somosaguas”
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