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Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal i
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Vila Franca de Xira Municipality
Lisbon District
Portugal Country

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Vila Franca de Xira	Municipality
Lisbon	District
Portugal	Country

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Limonite

Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Chondrodonta sp.

Vialonga, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Limonite

Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Chondrodonta sp.

Vialonga, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Limonite

Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Chondrodonta sp.

Vialonga, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

Neighbouring regions:

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Loures, Lisbon, Portugal

Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugal

Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon, Portugal

Azambuja, Lisbon, Portugal

Benavente, Santarém, Portugal

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Póvoa de Santa Iria	28,901 (2012)
Vila Franca de Xira	18,355 (2014)
Vialonga	16,088 (2018)
Castanheira do Ribatejo	7,651 (2012)
Alhandra	7,226 (2014)
São João dos Montes	4,772 (2011)

Mindat Locality ID:

249451

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:249451:0

GUID (UUID V4):

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French:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbonne, Portugal

German:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lissabon, Portugal

Italian:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbona, Portogallo

Portuguese:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa, Portugal

Russian:

Вила-Франка-ди-Шира, Лиссабон, Португалия

Simplified Chinese:

希拉自由鎮, 里斯本區, 葡萄牙

Spanish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa, Portugal

Arabic:

فيلا فرانكا دي إكسيرا, محافظة لشبونة, البرتغال

Armenian:

Վիլա Ֆրանկա դի Շիրա

Asturian:

Vila Franca de Xira, Distritu de Lisboa

Basque:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa

Belarusian:

Віла-Франка-ды-Шыра, Лісабон , Партугалія

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Віла-Франка-дзі-Шыра

Catalan:

Vila Franca de Xira, Districte de Lisboa, Portugal

Cebuano:

Vila Franca de Xira, Distrito de Lisboa

Danish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lissabon, Portugal

Dutch:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lissabon, Portugal

Farsi/Persian:

ویلا فرانکا د شیرا, ناحیه لیسبون, پرتغال

Finnish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lissabonin piiri, Portugali

Galician:

Vila Franca de Xira, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal

Georgian:

ვილა-ფრანკა-დე-შირა

Hungarian:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisszabon, Portugália

Japanese:

ヴィラ・フランカ・デ・シーラ, リスボン県, ポルトガル

Mazanderani:

ویلا فرانکا د شیرا

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon Koān

Occitan:

Vila Franca de Xira

Polish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Dystrykt Lizbona, Portugalia

Romanian:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisabona, Portugalia

Swedish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lissabon, Portugal

Turkish:

Vila Franca de Xira, Portekiz

Ukrainian:

Віла-Франка-де-Шіра, Лісабон , Португалія

Vietnamese:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Bồ Đào Nha

Volapük:

Vila Franca de Xira

Waray:

Vila Franca de Xira, Lisboa

Municipality of Lisbon district.

Bitumen occurrence "Montalegre" - LNEG database ID 1815Petro, Nov 2014.

Possibly prehistoric Cu mining.

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Locality: Vila Franca de Xira, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, Portugal

References:

Nunes, Rui (n.d.) Personal communication.

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Fossils

There are 77 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

157 Ma (Jurassic)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Sobral	10	66 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Abadia Beds	40	155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Abadia - Castanheira	3	155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Stromatoporoidea class	Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Actinostromaria genus	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromariidae : *Actinostromaria*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Pharetronida order	Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Pharetronida	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Microsolena genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : *Microsolena*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Stylina genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : *Stylina*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Serpula genus	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : *Serpula*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Angaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Angariidae : *Angaria*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Chilodonta genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Chilodontaidae : *Chilodonta*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Liotia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : *Liotia*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Paracerithium genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Procerithiidae : *Paracerithium*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Perisphinctes genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : *Perisphinctes*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Lithophaga genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Lithophaga*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Eopecten genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Eopecten*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Gervillia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : *Gervillia*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Praeexogyra genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Praeexogyra*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Pholadomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Pholadomya*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Terebratella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : *Terebratella*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Echinodermata phylum	Animalia : Echinodermata	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Millericrinus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Millericrinida : *Millericrinus*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Balanocidaris genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Psychocidaridae : *Balanocidaris*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Paracidaris genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Polycidaridae : *Paracidaris*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Rhabdocidaris genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Rhabdocidaridae : *Rhabdocidaris*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Serpulidae family	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Etallonasteria minima species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Etallonasteria : *Etallonasteria minima*	157.3 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Chaetetidae family	Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Titanosauriformes unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauriformes	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Diceratidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Diceratidae	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Pseudorca crassidens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Pseudorca : *Pseudorca crassidens*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Terebratulidae family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Lithocodium genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : *Lithocodium*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Microsolena agariciformis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : *Microsolena agariciformis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Nubeculariidae family	Foraminferea : Miliolida : Nubeculariidae	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Cladophyllia dichotoma species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Cladophyllia : *Cladophyllia dichotoma*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Solenocoenia sexradiata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Solenocoeniidae : Solenocoenia : *Solenocoenia sexradiata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis flabellum species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : *Calamophylliopsis flabellum*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Microsolena exigua species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : *Microsolena exigua*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Fungiastraea : *Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Goniocora socialis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Goniocora : *Goniocora socialis*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Montlivaltia obconica species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia obconica*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Thecosmilia dichotoma species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : *Thecosmilia dichotoma*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis cervina species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : *Calamophylliopsis cervina*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Dermosmilia glomerata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : *Dermosmilia glomerata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Dermosmilia simplex species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : *Dermosmilia simplex*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Acrosmilia thurmanni species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Acrosmilia : *Acrosmilia thurmanni*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Enallhelia tubulosa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Enallhelia : *Enallhelia tubulosa*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Dermoseris delgadoi species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dermoseris : *Dermoseris delgadoi*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Actinastrea furcata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : *Actinastrea furcata*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Cyathophora cesaredensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Cyathophora : *Cyathophora cesaredensis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Buratina lusitanica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Sisyridae : Buratina : *Buratina lusitanica*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Axosmilia carrapateirensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Axosmiliidae : Axosmilia : *Axosmilia carrapateirensis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Psammogyra choffati species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Psammogyra : *Psammogyra choffati*	157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic
Montlivaltia cartieri species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia cartieri*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Montlivaltia laufonensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : *Montlivaltia laufonensis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Psammogyra voltzi species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Psammogyra : *Psammogyra voltzi*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Comophyllia meandrinoides species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Comophyllia : *Comophyllia meandrinoides*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Convexastrea abadiensis species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Convexastrea : *Convexastrea abadiensis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Rhipidogyra costata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Rhipidogyra : *Rhipidogyra costata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Diplocoenia stellata species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Diplocoenia : *Diplocoenia stellata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis crassa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : *Calamophylliopsis crassa*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Palaeoloxodon antiquus species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : *Palaeoloxodon antiquus*	2.588 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : *Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Perisphinctes abadiensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : *Perisphinctes abadiensis*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Anisocardia globosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Anisocardia : *Anisocardia globosa*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Sobralispongia densespiculata species	Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Sobralispongia : *Sobralispongia densespiculata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Belemnopsis hastata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnopseidae : Belemnopsis : *Belemnopsis hastata*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Diplocidaris gigantea species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Diplocidaris : *Diplocidaris gigantea*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Thecosmilia densa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : *Thecosmilia densa*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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Portugal

Lisbon
- Vila Franca de Xira
  - Jurassic🐚 Adanaia
  - Quaternary🐚 auto-estrada do Norte
  - Jurassic🐚 Castanheira
  - Jurassic🐚 Trancoso I
  - Quaternary🐚 Whaling Survey
  - Vila Franca de Xira
    - Jurassic🐚 Arruda dos Vinhos

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Franca_de_Xira
Wikidata ID:	Q917326
GeoNames ID:	8010568

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Lisbon
- Vila Franca de Xira

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

EuropeContinent

Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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References

Pereira, Filipa; Silva, Rui J. C.; Soares, Antonio M. Monge; Araujo, Maria; Cardoso, Joao Luis (2017): Metallurgical production from the Chalcolithic settlement of Moita da Ladra, Portugal. Materials and Manufacturing Processes 32, 781-791.

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