Praia de Vale Furado

Praia de Vale Furado
Beach
Praia de Vale Furado
Praia de Vale Furado Location of Praia de Vale Furado in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°41′0″N 9°03′29″W
Location	Pataias, Leiria, Portugal

Praia de Vale Furado is a beach located in Pataias, Leiria District, in central Portugal, roughly between Nazaré and São Pedro de Moel.[1][2] The beach is part of the Portuguese Costa de Prata and is renowned not only for its sandstone cliffs but also its geological heritage: part of the Feligueira Grande formation, the extinct genus of Iberosuchus, a mesoeucrocodylian, was first described here in 1975, a tapir (Paralophiodon cf. leptorhynchum) was also found in addition to other unidentified crocodiles, chelonians and small mammals.[3]

References

1. "Praia de Vale Furado". www.visitportugal.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. Piwecka, Kat. "À descoberta da Praia de Vale Furado. Um recanto mágico". SAPO Viagens (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. "Património Geológico de Portugal". geossitios.progeo.pt. Retrieved 15 April 2021.