Dinosaurs found in
Portugal
24 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Portugal, from 58 recorded finds in the Paleobiology Database. The best known are Allosaurus, Iguanodon and Baryonyx.
Most of the fossils come from the Lourinhã Formation, the Alcobaça Formation, the Papo Seco Formation, the Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Formation and the Freixial Formation.
Where the fossils were found
Famous dinosaurs from Portugal
DV-0031Morrison Fm.
Allosaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0002Weald Clay Fm.
Iguanodon
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0311Papo Seco Fm.
Baryonyx
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
DV-0019Alcobaça Fm.
Compsognathus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic
DV-0047Morrison Fm.
Ceratosaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0259Morrison Fm.
Torvosaurus
CarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0025Wessex Fm.
Hypsilophodon
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
DV-0066Villar del Arzobispo Fm.
Dacentrurus
HerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous