Vilamitjana facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Vilamitjana
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Decentralized municipal entity
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Location in Province of Lleida
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Location in Catalonia
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Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Municipality | Tremp |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
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| • Total | 162 |
Vilamitjana is a small town in Spain. It is located in the Province of Lleida, which is part of Catalonia. In 2020, about 162 people lived there. Vilamitjana is also a decentralized municipal entity. This means it is a part of a larger municipality, Tremp, but it has some local powers to manage its own area.
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Where is Vilamitjana?
Vilamitjana is located in northeastern Spain. It is about 95 kilometers (59 miles) north-northeast of the city of Lleida.
Discovering Dinosaurs in Vilamitjana
Vilamitjana is famous for an amazing discovery. A very important paleontological site was found here. A paleontological site is a place where scientists find old fossils. This site is called Les Serretes.
The Biggest Dinosaur in Catalonia
At Les Serretes, scientists found dinosaur remains. These remains belonged to a huge dinosaur. It was the second biggest hadrosaur ever found in Spain. It was also the largest hadrosaur found in Catalonia. Hadrosaurs were plant-eating dinosaurs. They are also known as "duck-billed dinosaurs" because of their wide, flat snouts.
Scientists identified this dinosaur as a type of Blasisaurus. Imagine finding bones from such a giant creature!
New Carnivore Dinosaurs
Besides the large hadrosaur, scientists also found something else exciting. They discovered two teeth from meat-eating dinosaurs. These teeth belonged to two new types of dinosaur species. This means that new kinds of carnivore dinosaurs once roamed this area.
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Picture of the dentary from les Serretes. Nowadays exposed on the Museum of Isona.
See also
In Spanish: Vilamitjana para niños
