Author(s):
Duarte, Luís 
Date: 2004
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/20075
Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
Subject(s): Geological heritage; Geosite; Lower Jurassic; Lusitanian basin; Portugal
Document details
The geological heritage of the Lower Jurassic of Central Portugal: selected sit...
Description
The Lower Jurassic is well represented in west-central Portugal (Lusitanian Basin), where several outcrops with exceptional exposures exist. Among these, three sites have a major interest for Geological Heritage: S. Pedro de Moel, Rabaçal and Peniche. These localities display important sections for the study of the Liassic carbonate successions, whose scientific and educational value, for the domains of Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Geomorphology is widely known. The aim of this work is to enumerate the main scientific arguments for considering these Portuguese Liassic localities as national and international relevance and as an important heritage value (Geosite).
The Lower Jurassic is well represented in west-central Portugal (Lusitanian Basin), where several outcrops with exceptional exposures exist. Among these, three sites have a major interest for Geological Heritage: S. Pedro de Moel, Rabaçal and Peniche. These localities display important sections for the study of the Liassic carbonate successions, whose scientific and educational value, for the domains of Palaeontology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Geomorphology is widely known. The aim of this work is to enumerate the main scientific arguments for considering these Portuguese Liassic localities as national and international relevance and as an important heritage value (Geosite).
Document Type
Article
Language English
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