Atouguia da Baleia explained
| Type: | parish |
| Official Name: | Atouguia da Baleia |
| Region: | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Cim: | Oeste |
| District: | Leiria |
| Municipality: | Peniche |
| Coordinates: | 39.337°N -9.325°W |
| Area Total: | 47.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 8954 |
Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954,[1] in an area of 47.02 km2.[2] The village of Atouguia da Baleia proper has almost 2,000 residents.
The geology of Atouguia da Baleia is Late Jurassic Lourinhã Fm., where the dinosaur Miragaia longicollum was found.[3]
Notes and References
- http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
- Costa. Francisco. Mateus. Octávio. Dacentrurine stegosaurs (Dinosauria): A new specimen of Miragaia longicollum from the Late Jurassic of Portugal resolves taxonomical validity and shows the occurrence of the clade in North America. PLOS ONE. 13 November 2019. 14. 11. e0224263. 10.1371/journal.pone.0224263. 31721771. 6853308. 2019PLoSO..1424263C. free.
