Lourinhã Formation

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The Lourinhã Formation is a Late Jurassic geological formation in western Portugal renowned for its exceptionally rich dinosaur fossil assemblages.

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Lourinhã Formation canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
sedimentary rock formation
age Kimmeridgian
Tithonian
contains coal layers
paleosols
country Portugal
environmentOfDeposition coastal plain
deltaic
fluvial
geologicalPeriod Late Jurassic
hasFossilType body fossils
eggshells
trace fossils
hasResearchSite Museu da Lourinhã vicinity
hasTypeLocality Lourinhã
knownFor dinosaur eggs
dinosaur fossils
dinosaur nests
vertebrate ichnofossils
lithology conglomerate
mudstone
sandstone
siltstone
locatedIn Lourinhã region
western Portugal
notableFossilTaxon Allosaurus europaeus
linked to: Allosaurus

Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis
Draconyx loureiroi
Lourinhanosaurus antunesi
Lusotitan atalaiensis
linked to: Lourinhasaurus

Miragaia longicollum
Torvosaurus gurneyi
linked to: Torvosaurus
overlies Abadia Formation
paleobiota Crocodyliformes
Mammaliaformes
Ornithopoda
Pterosauria
Sauropoda
Stegosauria
Testudines
Theropoda
paleoclimate seasonal
warm-temperate
partOf Lusitanian Basin
region Centro Region of Portugal
significance one of Europe’s richest Late Jurassic dinosaur sites
stratigraphicUnitOf Upper Jurassic
underlies Alcobaça Formation

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Allosauridae fossilRecord Lourinhã Formation
Torvosaurus fossilSite Lourinhã Formation