There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

151 Ma (Late Jurassic)

Oldest Fossil Listed

157 Ma (Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Lepidotes genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : *Lepidotes*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Crocodylia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Theropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Sauropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda	157.3 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Dacentrurus armatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stegosauridae : Dacentrurus : *Dacentrurus armatus*	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Plantae kingdom	Plantae	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	155.7 - 150.8 Ma Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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Portugal

Leiria
- Caldas da Rainha
  - Jurassic🐚 Murteiras

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foz_do_Arelho
Wikidata ID:	Q429713
GeoNames ID:	8014229

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