Museu da Lourinhã - Lourinhã, Portugal - Science Museums on Waymarking.com

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 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.

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 allows people to volunteer for its activities wich includes paleontologic excavations in the surrounding areas.

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Name: Museu da Lourinhã Location/Address: Museu da Lourinhã Rua João Luis de Moura, 95 Lourinhã, Portugal 2530-158 Telephone Number: [+351] 261 414 003 Web Site: [Web Link] Type/Specialty: Ethnology and Archeology (Paleontology) Agency/Ownership: GEAL Theater: No Hours of operation: 10h-12h30 and 14h30-17h30 Admission Fee: 6 Euro Gift Shop: yes Cafe/Restaurant: No Educational programs: Not listed Other Features: Not listed

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