Also known as Cabo Espichel
Where: Lisboa, Portugal (38.4° N, 9.1° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 0.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Espichel Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)
• "Portlandian A" or lower Portlandian
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: peritidal; limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, trace
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
Primary reference: P. Dantas, V. F. dos Santos, M. G. Lockley and C. A. Meyer. 1995. Footprint evidence for limping dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. In M. G. Lockley, V. F. dos Santos, C. A. Meyer, & A. P. Hunt (eds.), Aspects of Sauropod Paleobiology. GAIA 10:43-48 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 74052: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 19.07.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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