Dinosaur Footprints

The dinosaur tracks are in Pedreira do Galinha east of Alcobaca. They are in a former limestone quarry and were discovered in July 1994 by Joao Carvalho, a member of a local caving and archaeology association STEA.

These really are dinosaur footprints fossilised in the rock. These are the oldest and longest series of sauropod tracks found anywhere else in the world. They are also exceptionally well preserved examples of some of the largest land animals that have ever lived. The footprints are approximately 175 million years old and date from the Middle Jurassic period.