Torres Vedras e Matacães, Torres Vedras, Lisbon, Portugali

Regional Level Types
Torres Vedras e Matacães	Civil Parish
Torres Vedras	Municipality
Lisbon	District
Portugal	Country

Matacães was a parish in the Torres Vedras municipality, 50 km north of Lisbon. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães".

Note: the name Matacães has a literal translation of "kill dogs" or "dog killer". This name has its origin back in the Middle Ages, in the period of the Reconquest and it.

Two reported halite occurrences registered on 26-09-1953:
- Mining concession 2879, Matacães No. 1
- Mining concession 2880, Matacães No. 2
Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) was a parish in the Torres Vedras municipality, 50 km north of Lisbon. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães".

Mining concession no. 400 "Vale Escuro", bitumen, registered on 28-04-1906.

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	432
Youngest Fossil Listed	113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed	164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Sobral 259 66 - 56 Ma (Paleocene) Farta Pao - Freixial 1 150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) Bombarral - Santa Cruz 58 150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
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Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Ammobaculites genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : Ammobaculites 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Ammomarginulina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Lituolidae : Ammomarginulina 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Haplophragmium genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Ammobaculinidae : Haplophragmium 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Haplophragmoides genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Haplophragmoididae : Haplophragmoides 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Reophax genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Reophacidae : Reophax 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Textularia genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : Textularia 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Tritaxia genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Tritaxiidae : Tritaxia 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Trochammina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Trochamminidae : Trochammina 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cycloserpula genus Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Cycloserpula 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Serpula genus Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Gastropoda class Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Nerita genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Neritoma genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Neritoma 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic Harpagodes genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Harpagodes 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Acteonina genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteonina 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Bivalvia class Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Mesosaccella genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Mesosaccella 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Arca genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cucullaea genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Grammatodon genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Arcomytilus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Arcomytilus 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Lithophaga genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Trichites genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Trichites 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Camptonectes genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Exogyra genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Isognomon genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Isognomon 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Juranomia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Juranomia 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Liostrea genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Liostrea 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Praeexogyra genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Praeexogyra 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Pteria genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteria 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Spondylus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Myophorella genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : Myophorella 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Cardium genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Coelastarte genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Coelastarte 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Eomiodon genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Eomiodon 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Isocyprina genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Isocyprina 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Nicaniella genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Nicaniella 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Corbula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Corbulomima genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbulomima 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Jurassicorbula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Jurassicorbula 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Cercomya genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Cercomya 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Plectomya genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Plectomya 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Thracia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae : Thracia 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Orthonotacythere genus Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Orthonotacythere 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Lingula genus Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Asteroidea class Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Pseudocidaris genus Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudocidaris 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Stegosauridae family Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stegosauridae 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic Dacentrurus armatus species Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stegosauridae : Dacentrurus : Dacentrurus armatus 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Aporrhaidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Ampullinidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Cerithiidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Heterodonta subclass Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Heterodonta 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Nerineidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Protocardia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Actinopterygii class Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Modiolus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Miliolidae family Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Miliolidae 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Dorsoserpula genus Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Dorsoserpula 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Cidaroidea subclass Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroidea 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Praeexogyra dubiensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Praeexogyra : Praeexogyra dubiensis 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Echinoidea class Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Cidaroida order Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic Grammatodon concinnus species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon : Grammatodon concinnus 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Myopholas multicostata species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Myopholas : Myopholas multicostata 157.3 - 145 Ma Jurassic Cicatricosisporites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cyathidites australis species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cyathidites : Cyathidites australis 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Gleicheniidites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Gleicheniidites senonicus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites : Gleicheniidites senonicus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Biretisporites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Biretisporites 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Leptolepidites genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Leptolepidites 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Gleicheniidites circinidites species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites : Gleicheniidites circinidites 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Callialasporites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Callialasporites 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Appendicisporites genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Rouseisporites genus Plantae : Bryophyta : Rouseisporites 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Appendicisporites tricornitatus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Appendicisporites : Appendicisporites tricornitatus 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Pilosisporites trichopapillosus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pilosisporites : Pilosisporites trichopapillosus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Staplinisporites caminus species Plantae : Bryophyta : Staplinisporites : Staplinisporites caminus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Leptolepidites verrucatus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Leptolepidites : Leptolepidites verrucatus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cibotiumspora jurienensis species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Cibotiumspora : Cibotiumspora jurienensis 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Aequitriradites spinulosus species Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales : Aequitriradites : Aequitriradites spinulosus 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cicatricosisporites hallei species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : Cicatricosisporites hallei 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Concavissimisporites apiverrucatus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Concavissimisporites : Concavissimisporites apiverrucatus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Concavissimisporites punctatus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Concavissimisporites : Concavissimisporites punctatus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cyathidites punctatus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cyathidites : Cyathidites punctatus 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Densoisporites perinatus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Densoisporites : Densoisporites perinatus 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Plicatella genus Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Plicatella 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Trilobosporites genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Trilobosporites 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Trilobosporites trioreticulosus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Trilobosporites : Trilobosporites trioreticulosus 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cicatricosisporites australiensis species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : Cicatricosisporites australiensis 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Concavissimisporites variverrucatus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Concavissimisporites : Concavissimisporites variverrucatus 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Hystrichosphaeridium genus Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Goniodomaceae : Hystrichosphaeridium 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Orthostoma genus Orthostoma 150.8 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic Microreticulatisporites genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Microreticulatisporites 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites : Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Ischyosporites crateris species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Ischyosporites : Ischyosporites crateris 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Plicatella tricornitata species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Plicatella : Plicatella tricornitata 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Trilobosporites bernissartensis species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Trilobosporites : Trilobosporites bernissartensis 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Trilobosporites hannonicus species Plantae : Pteridophyta : Trilobosporites : Trilobosporites hannonicus 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Densoisporites triradiatus species Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Densoisporites : Densoisporites triradiatus 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Aequitriradites dubius species Plantae : Marchantiophyta : Marchantiopsida : Sphaerocarpales : Aequitriradites : Aequitriradites dubius 132.9 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Kraeuselisporites genus Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Kraeuselisporites 132.9 - 129.4 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Vedras_(S%C3%A3o_Pedro_e_Santiago_e_Santa_Maria_do_Castelo_e_S%C3%A3o_Miguel)_e_Matac%C3%A3es
Wikidata ID:	Q17294261
GeoNames ID:	8012568

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