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Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugali
Regional Level Types
QuiaiosCivil Parish
Figueira da FozMunicipality
CoimbraDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
257635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257635:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
German:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Distrikt Coimbra, Portugal
Portuguese:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Russian:
Кьяйуш, Фигейра-да-Фош, Коимбра, Португалия
Spanish:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coímbra, Portugal
Asturian:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Distritu de Coímbra
Cebuano:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Distrito de Coimbra
Dutch:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кьяйуш
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra Koān


Parish of Figueira da Foz municipality.

Inactive coal mines.

Cabo Mondego Mining Field [CM22 Cabo Mondego (Coal-Lignite)], registered on 04-06-1929 – Buarcos and Quiaios parishes

No. 1537 Ruaz Carvão (Lignite), registered on 30-12-1924 – Buarcos parish
No. 1514 Serra da Boa Viagem no. 2 (Coal), registered on 10-05-1924 – Buarcos parish
No. 1513 Cabo Mondego no. 8 (Coal), registered on 09-05-1924 – Buarcos parish
No. 764 Serra da Boa Viagem no. 1 (Coal), registered on 08-11-1917 – Buarcos parish

No. 1563 Cabo Mondego no. 1 (Coal), registered on 08-11-1926 – Quiaios parish
No. 1536 Cabo Mondego no. 2 (Lignite), registered on 30-12-1924 – Quiaios parish

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences259
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed182 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Zamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Zamites157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Cupressinocladus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Cupressinocladus163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenolepis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae : Sphenolepis157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Czekanowskia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Czekanowskia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Loboidothyris perovalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Loboidothyris : Loboidothyris perovalis171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Soaresirhynchia minor
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Soaresirhynchia : Soaresirhynchia minor175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Soaresirhynchia murtinheirensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Soaresirhynchia : Soaresirhynchia murtinheirensis175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudogibbirhynchia mutans
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Pseudogibbirhynchia : Pseudogibbirhynchia mutans175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Mondegia limica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Mondegia : Mondegia limica171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Nannirhynchia cotteri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : Nannirhynchia : Nannirhynchia cotteri182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lusothyris atlantica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : Lusothyris : Lusothyris atlantica171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Stroudithyris choffati
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Stroudithyris : Stroudithyris choffati171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sphaeroidothyris uretae
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Sphaeroidothyris : Sphaeroidothyris uretae175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Sphaeroidothyris henriquesae
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Sphaeroidothyris : Sphaeroidothyris henriquesae175.6 - 167.7 Ma
Jurassic
Neozeilleria sharpei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Neozeilleria : Neozeilleria sharpei175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Neozeilleria nuskae
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Neozeilleria : Neozeilleria nuskae180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Neozeilleria anglica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Neozeilleria : Neozeilleria anglica175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Lusitanina bituminis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Laqueidae : Lusitanina : Lusitanina bituminis171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pagiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Baiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Baiera163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Todites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Todites163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Davallia
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Davallia157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikidata ID:Q1024001
GeoNames ID:8011828

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