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'''Museu da Lourinhã''' is a [[museum]] in the town of [[Lourinhã]], west [[Portugal]]. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology). |
'''Museu da Lourinhã''' is a [[museum]] in the town of [[Lourinhã]], west [[Portugal]]. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology). The president of the Direction Board in Lubélia Gonçalves. |
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The museum has very complete exhibits of [[archaeology]] and [[ethnology]], but the main focus of the museum is the [[palaeontology]] hall, which presents casts of famous [[dinosaur]]s, as well as fossils recovered from the Late [[Jurassic]] [[Lourinhã Formation]]. Among these is the famous [[theropod]] nest found at the beach of Paimogo, which contains eggs with embryos inside, probably belonging to ''[[Lourinhanosaurus]]''. |
The museum has very complete exhibits of [[archaeology]] and [[ethnology]], but the main focus of the museum is the [[palaeontology]] hall, which presents casts of famous [[dinosaur]]s, as well as fossils recovered from the Late [[Jurassic]] [[Lourinhã Formation]]. Among these is the famous [[theropod]] nest found at the beach of Paimogo, which contains eggs with embryos inside, probably belonging to ''[[Lourinhanosaurus]]''. Many of the fossils that belong to the Museu da Lourinhã are on display at Dinoparque Lourinhã, such as the sauropod ''[[Zby atlanticus]]''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mateus |first1=Octávio |last2=Mannion |first2=Philip D. |last3=Upchurch |first3=Paul |title=Zby atlanticus, a new turiasaurian sauropod (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |date=16 April 2014 |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=618–634 |doi=10.1080/02724634.2013.822875 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2013.822875 |issn=0272-4634}}</ref>, [[''Lourinhanosaurus antunesi'']], and [[''Torvosaurus gurneyi'']]. |
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The paleontological research has been conducted by the paleontologists [[Miguel Telles Antunes]], [[Octávio Mateus]] and others, in association with the [[Universidade Nova de Lisboa]]. |
The paleontological research has been conducted by the paleontologists [[Miguel Telles Antunes]], [[Octávio Mateus]] and others, in association with the [[Universidade Nova de Lisboa]]. |
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Revision as of 11:14, 14 May 2020
Museu da Lourinhã is a museum in the town of Lourinhã, west Portugal. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã (Lourinhã's Group of Ethnology and Archeology). The president of the Direction Board in Lubélia Gonçalves.
The museum has very complete exhibits of archaeology and ethnology, but the main focus of the museum is the palaeontology hall, which presents casts of famous dinosaurs, as well as fossils recovered from the Late Jurassic Lourinhã Formation. Among these is the famous theropod nest found at the beach of Paimogo, which contains eggs with embryos inside, probably belonging to Lourinhanosaurus. Many of the fossils that belong to the Museu da Lourinhã are on display at Dinoparque Lourinhã, such as the sauropod Zby atlanticus[1], ''Lourinhanosaurus antunesi'', and ''Torvosaurus gurneyi''.
The paleontological research has been conducted by the paleontologists Miguel Telles Antunes, Octávio Mateus and others, in association with the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
The museum receives about 25.000 visitors every year. The museum allows people to volunteer for its activities.
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- ^ Mateus, Octávio; Mannion, Philip D.; Upchurch, Paul (16 April 2014). "Zby atlanticus, a new turiasaurian sauropod (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) from the Late Jurassic of Portugal". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (3): 618–634. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.822875. ISSN 0272-4634.