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Castanheira, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.9833,-8.96667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Castanheira | Schmid D. U., Werner W. (2005) | Abadia - Castanheira | "limestone" | 155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pharetronida order | Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Pharetronida | 155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
Sobralispongia densespiculata species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Sobralispongia : Sobralispongia densespiculata | 155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
Stromatoporoidea class | Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea | 155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic |
References
Schmid D. U., Werner W. (2005) Sobralispongia densespiculata, a new coralline sponge from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal, Geobios 38, 653-666 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!