Lourinhã Formation
E948225
The Lourinhã Formation is a Late Jurassic geological formation in western Portugal renowned for its exceptionally rich dinosaur fossil assemblages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lourinhã Formation canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock formation ⓘ |
| age |
Kimmeridgian
ⓘ
Tithonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dinosaur eggs
ⓘ
dinosaur fossils ⓘ dinosaur nests ⓘ vertebrate ichnofossils ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lourinhã region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFossilTaxon |
Allosaurus europaeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Draconyx loureiroi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lourinhanosaurus antunesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusotitan atalaiensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Miragaia longicollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Torvosaurus gurneyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Abadia Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleobiota |
Crocodyliformes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mammaliaformes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ornithopoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Stegosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Testudines NERFINISHED ⓘ Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoclimate |
seasonal
ⓘ
warm-temperate ⓘ |
| partOf | Lusitanian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Centro Region of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of Europe’s richest Late Jurassic dinosaur sites ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Upper Jurassic ⓘ |
| underlies | Alcobaça Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.