Praia de Vale Furado is a beach located in Pataias, Leiria District, in central Portugal, roughly between Nazaré and São Pedro de Moel.[1][2] The beach is part of the Portuguese Costa de Prata and is renowned not only for its sandstone cliffs but also its geological heritage: part of the Feligueira Grande formation, the extinct genus of Iberosuchus, a mesoeucrocodylian, was first described here in 1975, a tapir (Paralophiodon cf. leptorhynchum) was also found in addition to other unidentified crocodiles, chelonians and small mammals.[3]
Praia de Vale Furado | |
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Beach | |
.jpg) Praia de Vale Furado | |
  Praia de Vale Furado Location of Praia de Vale Furado in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′0″N 9°03′29″W / 39.68333°N 9.05806°W | |
| Location | Pataias, Leiria, Portugal |
References
edit- ^ "Praia de Vale Furado". www.visitportugal.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Piwecka, Kat. "À descoberta da Praia de Vale Furado. Um recanto mágico". SAPO Viagens (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Património Geológico de Portugal". geossitios.progeo.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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