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Yu County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Yu CountyCounty
ZhangjiakouPrefecture-level City
HebeiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
334490
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334490:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Chine
German:
Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Italian:
Contea di Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Cina
Russian:
Юйсянь, Чжанцзякоу, Хэбэй, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
蔚县, 张家口市, 河北省, 中国
Cebuano:
Wei Xian , Zhangjiakou Shi, Hebei Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان یو , جانگجیاکو, هبئی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
蔚县, 张家口市, 河北, 中國
Japanese:
蔚県, 張家口市, 河北省, 中国
Korean:
위현, 장자커우시, 허베이성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ùi-koān, Tiuⁿ-ka-kháu-chhī, Hô-pak-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Kina
Swedish:
Yu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
蔚縣, 張家口, 河北, 中國
Urdu:
یو کاؤنٹی، ہیبئی, ژانگجیاکوو, ہیبئی, چین
Vietnamese:
Uất, Trương Gia Khẩu, Hà Bắc, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
蔚县, 张家口市, 河北省, 中国


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences67
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nihewan Beds243.2 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Yuxian73.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Huliuhe75.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Houcheng1152.1 - 139.8 Ma (Mesozoic)
Xiahuayuan2182.7 - 170.3 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Beremendia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Beremendia3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Paenelimnoecus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Paenelimnoecus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sorex
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Sorex3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Viverra
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae : Viverra3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Canis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Eucastor
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Eucastor3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Paralactaga
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Paralactaga3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sminthoides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Sminthoides3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Cricetidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Germanomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Germanomys3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Mimomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mimomys3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Prosiphneus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Prosiphneus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Muridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Apodemus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Apodemus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Mus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Orientalomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Orientalomys3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Rattus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Rattus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ochotona
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae : Ochotona3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Hypolagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pliopentalagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Pliopentalagus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Palaeotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeotragus5.333 - 3.6 Ma
Neogene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sinoryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Sinoryx3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Postschizotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Pliohyracidae : Postschizotherium3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Talpidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Nannocricetus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Nannocricetus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Orthophlebia yangjuanxiangensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Orthophlebia : Orthophlebia yangjuanxiangensis182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Yuxiania jurassica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Yuxiania : Yuxiania jurassica166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Yuxianocoleus hebeiense
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protocoleoptera : Taldycupidae : Yuxianocoleus : Yuxianocoleus hebeiense182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_County,_Hebei
Wikidata ID:Q1196492
GeoNames ID:1785567

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

China
Eurasian Plate
Yangtze PlateTectonic Plate

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