Yealmpton (/ˈjælmtən/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is located in the South Hams on the A379 Plymouth to Kingsbridge road and is about 8 miles (ca. 13 km) from Plymouth. Its name derives from the River Yealm that flows through the village.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Hippopotamus amphibius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : *Hippopotamus amphibius*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Fossil Localities

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England
- Devon
  - South Hams
    - Yealmpton
      - Pleistocene🐚 Eastern Torrs Quarry

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yealmpton
Wikidata ID:	Q4354400
GeoNames ID:	2633394

Localities in this Region

England
- Devon
  - South Hams
    - Yealmpton
      - New England Quarry

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

England
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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Regional Level Types
Yealmpton Civil Parish
South Hams Local Government Area
Devon County
England Constituent Country
UK Country