Alcobaça Formation


The Alcobaça Formation is a geological formation in Portugal. It dates back to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic. It is an important source of information on the diversity of Late Jurassic mammals. Many of the fossils were collected from the now disused and flooded Camadas de Guimarota coal mine.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaur eggs are geographically located in Lisbon District, Portugal. Dinosaur tracks are geographically located in Leiria District, Portugal.

Amphibians

Ornithischians

Indeterminate euornithopod remains located in Lisbon District. Indeterminate stegosaurid remains present in Lisbon District.

Saurischians

Indeterminate sauropod remains located in Leiria and Lisboa.

Turtles

Lepidosauromorphs

Crocodyliformes

Mammals