Portugual island among five in the world with whale fossils
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Latest news and stories about paleontology in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about paleontology in Portugal for expats and residents.
On the remaining four islands, only “a tooth or a piece of a vertebra” have been found.
An overview of the Miragaia, a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur discovered in Portugal, highlighting its global significance in paleontology.
Researchers have identified a previously unknown plant species from a fossil discovered in Portugal, dating back 300 million years.
Trey was on public display for 30 years and was seen by over a million people. Now, it has become the first triceratops to be sold at auction after such a long time in a collection.
A tuna vertebra dating back approximately 20 million years has been discovered in Portugal; it is the first time a find of this significance has been located on the European side of the Atlantic. The vertebra was discovered in the Cape Espichel region, where the bones of a new dinosaur species were also found.
