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Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.
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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.
Fossil discovery map
Selected mapped records for Portugal, not a complete national fossil count or ancient positions.
12 selected mapped records
Most represented here: Ceratosaurus, Iguanodon, Allosaurus
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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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Where this page gets its record context
Country pages connect search intent to current atlas records. They are not exhaustive national fossil catalogs.
- PBDB records and stratigraphic metadata for selected fossil hotspots
- Fossil Atlas v1 manual curation and caveat review
- PBDB occurrence records for Ceratosaurus