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]

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

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