Fossil Atlas country guide

Dinosaur fossils in Portugal

Portugal enters Collection 02 through the Lourinha Formation and selected Jurassic dinosaur records. The page points readers toward mapped discoveries, a formation profile, and card-ready Ceratosaurus context.

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Selected source-backed records

Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.

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Modern discovery locations

Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.

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Reconstruction is not evidence

Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.

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Portugal links on Fossil Atlas

Ceratosaurus fossil map

Jurassic predator records that connect Portugal with the Collection 02 Jurassic cluster.

Lourinha Formation hotspot

Portuguese Jurassic formation context for selected modern discovery records.

Collection 02 sampler

Printable sampler with Portugal-linked Jurassic records in the new collection.

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Where this page gets its record context

Country pages connect search intent to current atlas records. They are not exhaustive national fossil catalogs.