Special paleontological reserve Datule-Barbariga, Barbariga, Istrie

Year of proclamation – 1994.

 Area(ha) – 422 

Natural phenomenon: It is the site of fossilized dinosaur bones Saurioida (Reptile, Saurischia) in the Lower Cretaceous strata (Heuterivian upper / lower Barremain, 130-120 M). 

So far the remains of 12 genera Sauropoda: Cetiosaurus conybeari, Cetiosaurus brevis, Ornithopsis hulkei, Eucamerotus Foxi, Pelorosaurus conybeari, Pleurocoelus nanus, Pleurocoelus altus, Pleurocoelus valdensis, Aragosaurus ischiaticus, Chondrosteosaurus gigas, Malawisaurus dixei, Macrurosaurus semnus, Amargasaurus cazaui, Mongolosaurus haplodon and remains of several indescribable species (“Titanosaurus” valdensis, etc.) It gives a wider international significance the site, because there are real possibilities for full descriptions of new species. In the same layers found some fossilized plant remains (Equisetum sp.)