Lourinhã Formation

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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.

Contents 1 Fauna of the Lourinhã Formation 2 Flora of the Lourinhã Formation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Fauna of the Lourinhã Formation

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

[edit] Flora of the Lourinhã Formation

• Pterophyllum mondeguensis
• Pterophyllum sp.
• Sphenolepis choffati

[edit] See also

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

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Antunes & Mateus (2003)
• Mateus (2006)
• Lusodinos at DinoData