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Peniche, Peniche, Leiria, Portugali
Regional Level Types
PenicheCivil Parish
PenicheMunicipality
LeiriaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Peniche15,662 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
398241
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:398241:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Peniche, Peniche, Leiria, Portugal


The parish of Peniche is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, with an area of approximately 7.8 km².

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Fossils

There are 72 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences72
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cabo Carvoeiro27183 - 182 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Água de Madeiros4189.6 - 183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ctenostreon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Ctenostreon196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bairdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kinkelinella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Progonocytheridae : Kinkelinella183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Larus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Larus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Puffinus puffinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Puffinus : Puffinus puffinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Somateria
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Somateria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Somateria mollissima
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Somateria : Somateria mollissima0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Melanitta nigra
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Melanitta : Melanitta nigra0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gallinago
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Gallinago0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aquila
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Aquila0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Aquila chrysaetos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Aquila : Aquila chrysaetos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Columba livia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Columba : Columba livia0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tyto alba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : Tyto alba0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyrrhocorax graculus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Pyrrhocorax : Pyrrhocorax graculus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pica pica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Pica : Pica pica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas crecca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas crecca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Asio flammeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Asio : Asio flammeus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pinguinus impennis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Alcidae : Pinguinus : Pinguinus impennis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Camptonectes subulatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes subulatus196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bairdia molesta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia molesta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bairdia rostrata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia rostrata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Isobythocypris tatei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Isobythocypris : Isobythocypris tatei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paracypris redcarensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Paracyprididae : Paracypris : Paracypris redcarensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liasina lanceolata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pontocyprididae : Liasina : Liasina lanceolata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liasina vestibulifera
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pontocyprididae : Liasina : Liasina vestibulifera183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ogmoconcha intercedens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Ogmoconcha : Ogmoconcha intercedens183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nannirhynchia delgadoi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : Nannirhynchia : Nannirhynchia delgadoi180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Polycope cincinnata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Halocyprida : Polycopidae : Polycope : Polycope cincinnata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Isobythocypris ovalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Isobythocypris : Isobythocypris ovalis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ektyphocythere knitteri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Protocytheridae : Kinkelinella : Ektyphocythere knitteri183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ledahia septenaria
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Ledahia : Ledahia septenaria183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ogmoconcha dentata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Ogmoconcha : Ogmoconcha dentata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Polycope cerasia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Halocyprida : Polycopidae : Polycope : Polycope cerasia183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ptychobairdia hahni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Ptychobairdia : Ptychobairdia hahni183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytherella toarcensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherella : Cytherella toarcensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytheropteron alafastigatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Cytheropteron : Cytheropteron alafastigatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ektyphocythere intrepida
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Protocytheridae : Kinkelinella : Ektyphocythere intrepida183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ektyphocythere debilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Protocytheridae : Kinkelinella : Ektyphocythere debilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Piarorhynchia rostellata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Piarorhynchia : Piarorhynchia rostellata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Piarorhynchia radstockiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Piarorhynchia : Piarorhynchia radstockiensis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Falco tinnunculus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Falconiformes : Falconidae : Falco : Falco tinnunculus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bubo bubo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Bubo : Bubo bubo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus corone
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corone0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Pyrrhocorax : Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus merula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus merula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus pilaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus pilaris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus iliacus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus iliacus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alectoris rufa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Alectoris : Alectoris rufa0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Coturnix coturnix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Coturnix : Coturnix coturnix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Phalacrocoracidae : Phalacrocorax : Phalacrocorax aristotelis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Numenius phaeopus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Scolopacidae : Numenius : Numenius phaeopus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tadorna ferruginea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Tadorna : Tadorna ferruginea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phoenicopterus roseus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phoenicopteriformes : Phoenicopteridae : Phoenicopterus : Phoenicopterus roseus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus philomelos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus philomelos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tadorna tadorna
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Tadorna : Tadorna tadorna0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus monedula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus monedula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gyps fulvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Gyps : Gyps fulvus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cuculus canorus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Cuculus : Cuculus canorus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus frugilegus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus frugilegus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cygnus olor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Cygnus : Cygnus olor0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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