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Exhibits related to dinosaurs, paleontology, ethnography, and traditional Portuguese life. Its dinosaurs include Dinheirosaurus, Lourinhasaurus and Lourinhanosaurus. Dinosaur eggs are also exhibited. The oldest machimosaurus, animals of the group from which the crocodiles descend, were also found in the region .
Museu da Lourinhã, also known as the Lourinhã Museum, is a museum in the town of Lourinhã, west Portugal. It was founded in 1984 by GEAL - Grupo de Etnologia e Arqueologia da Lourinhã. The current president of the Direction Board is Margarida Nobre.
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one of the best known beaches in the Oeste region. This beach has numerous facilities tourism such as the Praia da Areia Branca Youth Hostel, several shops and tourist residences.
Experience "Jurassic Park" with over 180 life-sized dinosaur models. See paleontologists at work and learn about the science. It opened in 2018 on 25 hectares in Pinhal dos Camarnais, and consists of an open-air museum, where the models of dinosaurs in full scale are displayed (about 250 models), a covered area for the exhibition of paleontological findings and a playful-pedagogical area with live science activities for schools.