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Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India i
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Ariyalur district	District
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Neighbouring regions:

Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India

Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, India

Tanjore District, Tamil Nadu, India

Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India

Type:

District

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Jayamkondacholapuram	32,217 (2017)
Ariyalūr	29,144 (2014)
Māttūr	5,605 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

335166

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:335166:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

district d'Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Inde

German:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Indien

Italian:

distretto di Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India

Russian:

Ариялур, Тамилнад, Индия

Simplified Chinese:

阿里雅盧爾縣, 泰米尔纳德邦, 印度

Spanish:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India

Arabic:

ضاحية أريلور, تاميل نادو, الهند

Asturian:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India

Bengali:

অরিয়ালুর জেলা, তামিলনাড়ু, ভারত

Cebuano:

Ariyalur, State of Tamil Nādu, Indya

Dutch:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Indië

Farsi/Persian:

بخش اریالور, تامیل نادو, هندوستان

Finnish:

Ariyalurin piirikunta, Tamil Nadu, Intia

Gujarati:

અરિયાલુર જિલ્લો, તમિલનાડુ, ભારત

Hindi:

अरियालुर जिला, तमिलनाडु, भारत

Japanese:

アリヤルール県, タミル・ナードゥ, インド

Kannada:

ಅರಿಯಲೂರ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ತಮಿಳುನಾಡು, ಭಾರತ

Malayalam:

അരിയലുർ ജില്ല, തമിഴ്‌നാട്, ഇന്ത്യ

Marathi:

अरियालूर जिल्हा, तमिळनाडू, भारत

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Ìn-tō͘

Nepali:

अरियालुर जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत

Newar / Nepal Bhasa:

अरियलूर जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत

Norwegian:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India

Odia:

ଅରିୟାଲୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ତାମିଲନାଡୁ, ଭାରତ

Polish:

Ariyalur, Tamilnadu, Indie

Sanskrit:

अरियलूर् मण्डलम्, तमिळनाडुराज्यम्, भारतम्

Swedish:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Indien

Tamil:

அரியலூர் மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா

Telugu:

అరియాలూర్, తమిళనాడు, భారత దేశం

Urdu:

اریالو ضلع, تمل ناڈو, بھارت

Vietnamese:

Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, Ấn Độ

Western Punjabi:

ضلع آری یالور, تامل ناڈو, ھندستان

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Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

210

Youngest Fossil Listed

56.0 Ma (Paleocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Neobulimina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Turrilinidae : *Neobulimina*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Textularia genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : *Textularia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anisomyon genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Siphonariida : Siphonariidae : *Anisomyon*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Nucula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nuculana genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Nuculana*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Yoldia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : *Yoldia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Barbatia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Barbatia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cucullaea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : *Cucullaea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eonavicula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Eonavicula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : *Glycymeris*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris (Glycymerita)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : *Trigonarca*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Atrina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : *Atrina*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Botula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Botula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brachidontes genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Brachidontes*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crenella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Crenella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mytilus (Septifer) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : *Mytilus (Septifer)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ambigostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ambigostrea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : *Anomia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Costagyra genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Costagyra*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cremnoceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Cremnoceramus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ctenoides genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Ctenoides*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Curvostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Curvostrea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus (Endocostea) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus (Endocostea)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Entolium genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : *Entolium*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Exogyra*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Gyrostrea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypoxytoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : *Hypoxytoma*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Inoceramus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Isognomon genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : *Isognomon*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Lima*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Limaria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Limatula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lyriochlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Lyriochlamys*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Nicaisolopha*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phelopteria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : *Phelopteria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plagiostoma genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Plagiostoma*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platyceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Platyceramus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : *Plicatula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolimea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : *Pseudolimea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rastellum genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : *Rastellum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : *Spondylus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Frenguelliella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : *Frenguelliella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Linotrigonia : *Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aphrodina genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Aphrodina*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bathytormus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : *Bathytormus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassatella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : *Crassatella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretocardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : *Cretocardia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyprimeria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Cyprimeria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dozyia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : *Dozyia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fimbria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Fimbria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Granocardium*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Icanotia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Icanotiidae : *Icanotia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Legumen genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Legumen*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptosolen genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : *Leptosolen*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesocallista genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Mesocallista*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Myrtea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Myrtea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protocardia (Pachycardium) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia : *Protocardia (Pachycardium)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeomoera genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Palaeomoera*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protagelus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : *Protagelus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Divalinga (Stchepinskya) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Divalinga : *Divalinga (Stchepinskya)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tellina (Tellinella) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : *Tellina (Tellinella)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tellinimera genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Tellinimera*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thetis genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : *Thetis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Veniella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caestocorbula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : *Caestocorbula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Juliacorbula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : *Juliacorbula*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bournonia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : *Bournonia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuspidaria genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cuspidariidae : *Cuspidaria*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : *Liopistha*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Periplomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : *Periplomya*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhynchonella genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : *Rhynchonella*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camarasauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Camarasauridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Abelisauridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Abelisauridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesophyllum genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : *Mesophyllum*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenopora genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae : *Solenopora*	113 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Archaeolithothamnium genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : *Archaeolithothamnion*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeolithophyllum genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Cryptonemiales : Archaeolithophyllaceae : *Archaeolithophyllum*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lithophyllum genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Lithophyllum*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sporolithon genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : *Sporolithon*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Troodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Troodontidae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parachaetetes genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : *Parachaetetes*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnoporidium genus	Plantae : *Pycnoporidium*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Testudines order	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eufistulana genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Gastrochaenida : Gastrochaenidae : *Eufistulana*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Linearis genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Linearis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Panopea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : *Panopea*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protocardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : *Protocardia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Pycnodonte*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigoniidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea (Alectryonia) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : *Ostrea (Alectryonia)*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neomeris genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : *Neomeris*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Modiolus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Megaloolithus cylindricus species	Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Megaloolithidae : Megaloolithus : *Megaloolithus cylindricus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thaumatoporella genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : *Thaumatoporella*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anura order	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ethelia genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Cruoriaceae : *Ethelia*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrodina genus	Foraminifera : *Gyrodina*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Polystrata alba species	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Cryptonemiales : Peyssonneliaceae : Polystrata : *Polystrata alba*	113 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Simosuchus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Chimaerasuchidae : *Simosuchus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Amphiroa genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Amphiroa*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Entolium membranaceum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : *Entolium membranaceum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte vesicularis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : *Pycnodonte vesicularis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Dhondtichlamys*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cayeuxia genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : *Cayeuxia*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeolithothamnium parisiense species	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Archaeolithothamnium : *Archaeolithothamnium parisiense*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parachaetetes asvapatii species	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Parachaetetes : *Parachaetetes asvapatii*	113 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Archaeolithothamnium lugeoni species	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnion : *Archaeolithothamnium lugeoni*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoperna flagellifera species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Inoperna : *Inoperna flagellifera*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cylindroporella sugdeni species	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Cylindroporella : *Cylindroporella sugdeni*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Distichoplax genus	Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : *Distichoplax*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeomastigocladus indicus species	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Palaeomastigocladus : *Palaeomastigocladus indicus*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Indopolia genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : *Indopolia*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Larvaria genus	Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : *Larvaria*	89.3 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rectithyris subdepressa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Rectithyris : *Rectithyris subdepressa*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna arata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : *Pinna arata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonta vesicularis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : *Pycnodonta vesicularis*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eutrephoceras kummeli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : *Eutrephoceras kummeli*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clavagella semisulcata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Clavagellidae : Clavagella : *Clavagella semisulcata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pholadomya connectans species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : *Pholadomya connectans*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Poromya globulosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Poromya : *Poromya globulosa*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Poromya lata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Poromya : *Poromya lata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Modiolus typicus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : *Modiolus typicus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima (Acesta) obliquistriata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Acesta : *Lima (Acesta) obliquistriata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus calcaratus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : *Spondylus calcaratus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula septemcostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : *Plicatula septemcostata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carinonautilus ariyalurensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Carinonautilus : *Carinonautilus ariyalurensis*	83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nordenskjoeldia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : *Nordenskjoeldia*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea ungulatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : *Agerostrea ungulatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rastellum diluvianum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Arctostreidae : Rastellum : *Rastellum diluvianum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camptonectes virgatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : *Camptonectes virgatus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Amphidonte : *Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) pliciferum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Amphidonte (Amphidonte) pyrenaicum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Amphidonte : *Amphidonte (Amphidonte) pyrenaicum*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neithea quinquecostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea : *Neithea quinquecostata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Atrina laticostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Atrina : *Atrina laticostata*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolimea interplicosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Pseudolimea : *Pseudolimea interplicosa*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemipneustes compressus species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Hemipneustes : *Hemipneustes compressus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

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