Lourinhã Formation

Lourinhã Formation is a geological formation located in West Portugal, named for the municipality of Lourinhã, from which a wide array of fossils come. The formation is Late Jurassic in age (Kimmeridgian/Tithonian), and is notable for containing a very similar fauna to that of the Morrison Formation in the USA and the Tendaguru beds in Tanzania.

Fauna of the Lourinhã Formation

*"Allosaurus europaeus"
*"Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus"
*"Dacentrurus armatus"
*"Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis"
*"Draconyx loureiroi"
*"Dracopelta zbyszewskii"
*"Lourinhanosaurus antunesi"
*"Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis"
*"Lusotitan atalaiensis"

Flora of the Lourinhã Formation

*"Pterophyllum mondeguensis"
*"Pterophyllum" sp.
*"Sphenolepis choffati"

See also

*Alcobaça Formation
*Guimarota
*List of fossil sites
*Museu da Lourinhã

References

* Antunes, M.T. & Mateus, O. (2003). Dinosaurs of Portugal. C. R. Palevol, 2: 77-95
* Mateus, O. (2006). Late Jurassic dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation, the Lourinhã and Alcobaça Formations (Portugal), and the Tendaguru Beds (Tanzania): a comparison. in Foster, J.R. and Lucas, S. G. R.M., eds., 2006, Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 36
* Lusodinos at DinoData

External links

* [http://www.museulourinha.org/pt/Omateus/Papers/Antunes%20&%20Mateus%20(2003).pdf Antunes & Mateus (2003)]
* [http://omateus.googlepages.com/Mateus_2006_Morrison_and_Portugal_co.pdf Mateus (2006)]
* [http://www.lusodinos.dinodata.org/ Lusodinos at DinoData]