Science

The dinosaur museum is one of the best exhibitions space for fossils, original dinossaur eggs and replicas of the Lourinhã Museum. In this museum space you can see real fossilised bones of some of the most fantastic animals that have ever lived in Portugal, including the largest carnivore in Europe, Torvosaurus, some of the rarest dinosaur fossils and eggs the tiny bones of Lourinhanosaurus embryos. 

Discover these and more secrets of the Jurassic Park Dino Parque, which not only shows you the history of the Jurassic period in a fun way, but also shows you other periods in the history of dinosaurs and other fantastic animals.

The Paleontology Preparation Laboratory, the place where dinosaur fossils and eggs are received, is the physical location where dinosaur fossils are carefully worked on and prepared after they have been excavated and removed from their fossilization site in the excavation field. 

This incredible Live Lab is where the preparation is done before the fossils are put on display at the museum of natural history the dinosaur museum.

GEAL Museu da Lourinhã is the association that manages and operates the Lourinhã Museum and is responsible for the real dinosaur fossils and replicas, such as dinosaur eggs on display at the Dino Park. It is through this association that the preparation and research work is done in the Lourinhã region covered by the Jurassic and other period discoveries.

The Lourinhã Museum is located in the town center and is a cultural space worth visiting to complement the visit to the dinosaur park. 

Find out more about fossils and other findings discovered in Lourinhã at the Lourinhã Museum, see real dinosaur bones and enjoy learning more about dinosaur life.