The Alcobaça Formation, previously known as the Guimarota Formation and also known as the Consolação Unit, is a geological formation in Portugal. It dates back to the Kimmeridgian stage of the Late Jurassic. It is an important source of information on the diversity of Late Jurassic mammals. Many of the fossils were collected from the now disused and flooded Camadas de Guimarota coal mine.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaur eggs are geographically located in Lisbon District, Portugal. Dinosaur tracks are geographically located in Leiria District, Portugal.
Chondrichthyes
Osteichthyes
Amphibians
Albanerpetontids are one of the most numerous faunal components of the Guimarota mine with around 9000 isolated remains, including parts of the skull and limbs. Remains of indeterminate salamanders and frogs are also present but far rarer.
Choristoderes
Ornithischians
Indeterminate euornithopod remains located in Lisbon District. Indeterminate stegosaurid remains present in Lisbon District.
Saurischians
Indeterminate sauropod remains located in Leiria and Lisboa.
Pterosaurs
Turtles
Lepidosauromorphs
Crocodyliformes
Mammals
Invertebrate Paleofauna
Ostracods
Mollusca
Bivalves
Gastropods
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Portugal
References
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
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