Touch the fossils!

Luís Vicente, PhD

Octávio Mateus is Professor of Paleontology at the New University of Lisbon. He has a background in biology and paleontology. His main interest is dinosaur paleontology and he has studied Late Jurassic dinosaurs of Portugal, as well as other reptiles such as mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, crocodiles and turtles. He published more than 100 scientific articles – including in the prestigious Nature journal – conferences proceedings, and book chapters.
If you think you already know a lot about dinosaurs, come see, touch and analyze the fossils of these and other fascinating beings.