Peaks of Peniche Recognized as a World Geological Heritage

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"It is the best testimony of about 20 million years of Earth's history, between Sinemurian and Aalenian, in the Lower and Middle Jurassic," the West Geopark stressed in press release

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The tops of the Peniche Lower Jurassic, about 200 million years old, were recognized as a world-relevant geological heritage, reported today the municipality of Peniche. The section of the Peniche Lower Jurassic was included in the list of the 100 world-relevant geological heritage sites of the International Union of Geological Sciences.