Dinosaurs found in
Portugal
24 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Portugal, from 58 recorded finds. 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
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Portugal
Allosaurus
9.5 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Iguanodon
10 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Baryonyx
9 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Compsognathus
1 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic
Ceratosaurus
6 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Torvosaurus
10 mCarnivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Hypsilophodon
2.3 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Dacentrurus
6 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous