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Erlangen-Höchstadt District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Erlangen-Höchstadt DistrictDistrict
Middle FranconiaAdministrative Region
BavariaState
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences376
Youngest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Amaltheenton18189.6 - 183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Kalchreuth354189.6 - 183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Keuper - Trossingen - Feuerletten3228 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Scaphopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Laevidentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Laevidentaliidae : Laevidentalium189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prodentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Prodentaliidae : Prodentalium189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Progadilina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Progadilina189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Archaeogastropoda
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Archaeogastropoda189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eucyclus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Eucyclus189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sisenna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Sisenna189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cryptaulax
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cryptaulacidae : Cryptaulax189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cylindrobullina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cylindrobullinidae : Cylindrobullina189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Colostracon (Ovactaeonina)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Colostracon : Colostracon (Ovactaeonina)189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Mesosaccella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Malletiidae : Mesosaccella189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nuculoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Palaeonucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Palaeonucula189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rollieria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Rollieria189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nucinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Nucinellidae : Nucinella189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grammatodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Isoarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Isoarca189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Limopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parallelodon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Parallelodon189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Anningella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Anningella189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Myoconcha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Kalenteridae : Myoconcha189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nicaniella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Nicaniella189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Schafhaeutlia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Schafhaeutlia189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Orbiculoidea
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhynchonellida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cuneirhynchia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Cuneirhynchia189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Proganochelyidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Proganochelyidae228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Liliensternus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Liliensternus228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Plateosaurus engelhardti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Plateosauridae : Plateosaurus : Plateosaurus engelhardti228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Heterodonta
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Heterodonta189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lucinidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nuculidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ostreidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pyramidellidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Neodonaldina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisonellidae : Neodonaldina189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Usedomella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cimidae : Usedomella189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Levipleura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Zygopleuridae : Levipleura189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kalchreuthia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Iravadiidae : Kalchreuthia189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Levipleura blainvillei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Zygopleuridae : Levipleura : Levipleura blainvillei189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kalchreuthia frankei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Iravadiidae : Kalchreuthia : Kalchreuthia frankei189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pressastarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Pressastarte189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nuculana (Praesaccella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana (Praesaccella)189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grammatodon concinnus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon : Grammatodon concinnus189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Polyplacophora : Chitonida : Ischnochitonidae : Ischnochiton : Ischnochiton marloffsteinensis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Nicaniella (Nicaniella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Nicaniella : Nicaniella (Nicaniella)189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pleuroceras spinatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Amaltheidae : Pleuroceras : Pleuroceras spinatum189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eucyclus elegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Eucyclus : Eucyclus elegans189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhynchocerithium kochi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Procerithiidae : Rhynchocerithium : Rhynchocerithium kochi189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Neodonaldina sinuata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisonellidae : Neodonaldina : Neodonaldina sinuata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Actaeonina moorei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Acteonina : Actaeonina moorei189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Actaeonina domeria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteonina : Actaeonina domeria189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Actaeonina obliquata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteonina : Actaeonina obliquata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Actaeonina rara
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Acteonina : Actaeonina rara189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ovactaeonina franconica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Colostracon : Ovactaeonina franconica189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ovactaeonina sendelbachensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Colostracon : Ovactaeonina sendelbachensis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ovactaeonina abdominiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Colostracon : Ovactaeonina abdominiformis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ovactaeonina malzi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Colostracon : Ovactaeonina malzi189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ovactaeonina kalchreuthensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Acteoninidae : Ovactaeonina : Ovactaeonina kalchreuthensis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Schobertella simonsenetlangi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Schobertellidae : Schobertella : Schobertella simonsenetlangi189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Scalpellirhynchia scalpellum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Norellidae : Scalpellirhynchia : Scalpellirhynchia scalpellum189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Plicatula spinosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula spinosa189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Oxytoma (Oxytoma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Oxytoma : Oxytoma (Oxytoma)189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Palaeonucula hammeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Palaeonucula : Palaeonucula hammeri189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlangen-H%C3%B6chstadt
Wikidata ID:Q10447
GeoNames ID:3220799

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