231:(IUGS) included the 'Late Cretaceous rudist bivalves of the Caribbean Province' around the Rio Minho in its assemblage of 100 'geological heritage sites' around the world in a listing published in October 2022. The organisation defines an IUGS Geological Heritage Site as 'a key place with geological elements and/or processes of international scientific relevance, used as a reference, and/or with a substantial contribution to the development of geological sciences through history.'
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