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Cayton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
CaytonCivil Parish
ScarboroughBorough (Abolished)
North YorkshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
303091
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303091:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cayton, Scarborough , Yorkshire du Nord, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Cayton, Borough of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Russian:
Кэйтон, Скарборо, Норт-Йоркшир, Англия, Великобритания
Spanish:
Cayton, Municipio de Scarborough, Yorkshire del Norte, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bengali:
চায়টন, উত্তর ইয়র্কশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Cebuano:
Cayton , Scarborough District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Cayton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Gujarati:
કેટન, ઉત્તર યોર્કશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Japanese:
ケイトン, バラ・オブ・スカーブラ, ノース・ヨークシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಕೇಟಾನ್, ನಾರ್ತ್ ಯಾರ್ಕ್ಷೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
카이턴, 스카버러 구, 노스요크셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Keitonas, Šiaurės Jorkšyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Polish:
Cayton, Scarborough , North Yorkshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Cayton, North Yorkshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Swedish:
Cayton, Scarborough District, North Yorkshire, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
கேடன், வடக்கு யோர்க்ஷிர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
కేటాన్, ఉత్తర యార్క్ షైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
کایٹن, بورو سکاربرو, شمالی یارکشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed170 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ammonoidea
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Entolium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Entolium166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gervillia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gryphaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lopha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Lopha170.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Meleagrinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Meleagrinella170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pteroperna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Pteroperna170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia170.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pholadomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya170.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Belemnoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnoidea170.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hemipedina woodwardii
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pedinoida : Pedinidae : Hemipedina : Hemipedina woodwardii164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayton
Wikidata ID:Q2505676
GeoNames ID:7299254


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