Geoconservation in the Cabeço da Ladeira Paleontological Site (Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park, Portugal): Exquisite Preservation of Animals and Their Behavioral Activities in a Middle Jurassic Carbonate Tidal Flat

Geoconservation in the Cabeço da Ladeira Paleontological Site (Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Nature Park, Portugal): Exquisite Preservation of Animals and Their Behavioral Activities in a Middle Jurassic Carbonate Tidal Flat

The Cabeço da Ladeira paleontological site in central Portugal became known as the “Jurassic Beach”. Formerly an active quarry, the site was protected in order to preserve the large exposures of a Middle Jurassic (early? Bajocian) carbonate tidal flat with an outstanding fossil record. This multidis...

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Main Authors: Susana Machado, Lia Mergulhão, Bruno Claro Pereira, Pedro Pereira, Jorge Carvalho, José António Anacleto, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, João Belo, Ricardo Paredes, Andrea Baucon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
“Jurassic Beach”
echinoderms
bivalves
trace fossils
carbonate tidal flat
geoconservation measures
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/11/9/366

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