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Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Viluppuram districtDistrict
Tamil NaduState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Villupuram97,380 (2014)
Tindivanam69,839 (2014)
Gingee21,530 (2017)
Marakkanam19,734 (2014)
Valavanur14,463 (2014)
Vikravāndi10,449 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
335187
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335187:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Villupuram, Vizhupuram
Other Languages:
French:
district de Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, Inde
German:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Russian:
Виллупурам, Тамилнад, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
維魯普蘭縣, 泰米尔纳德邦, 印度
Spanish:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Arabic:
ضاحية فيلوبورام, تاميل نادو, الهند
Asturian:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Bengali:
ভিলুপ্পুরম জেলা, তামিলনাড়ু, ভারত
Cebuano:
Villupuram , State of Tamil Nādu, Indya
Dutch:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
بخش ولوپورم, تامیل نادو, هندوستان
Finnish:
Viluppuramin piirikunta, Tamil Nadu, Intia
Gujarati:
વિલુપ્પુરમ જિલ્લો, તમિલનાડુ, ભારત
Hindi:
विलुप्पुरम जिला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Japanese:
ヴィリュップラム県, タミル・ナードゥ, インド
Lithuanian:
Vilupuramo apskritis, Tamilnadas, Indija
Malayalam:
വിഴുപ്പുരം ജില്ല, തമിഴ്‌നാട്, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
विलुपुरम जिल्हा, तमिळनाडू, भारत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
विलुप्पुरम जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
विलुप्‍पुरम जिल्ला, तमिलनाडु, भारत
Norwegian:
Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Odia:
ଭିଲୁପ୍ପୁରମ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ତାମିଲନାଡୁ, ଭାରତ
Polish:
Viluppuram , Tamilnadu, Indie
Sanskrit:
विऴुप्पुरमण्डलम्, तमिळनाडुराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Villupuram , Tamil Nadu, Indien
Tamil:
விழுப்புரம் மாவட்டம், தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா
Telugu:
విళుపురం, తమిళనాడు, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
ولوپورم ضلع, تمل ناڈو, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع ویلوپورم, تامل ناڈو, ھندستان


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences43
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Valudavur4270.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nautilida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Feresa attenuata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Feresa : Feresa attenuata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pachydiscus neubergicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus neubergicus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Desmophyllites diphylloides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Desmophyllites : Desmophyllites diphylloides70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras rugatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras rugatum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eubaculites vagina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Eubaculites : Eubaculites vagina70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saghalinites cala
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Saghalinites : Saghalinites cala70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zelandites varuna
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Zelandites : Zelandites varuna70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudophyllites indra
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Pseudophyllites : Pseudophyllites indra70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Menuites menu
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Menuites : Menuites menu70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phyllopachyceras forbesianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Phyllopachyceras : Phyllopachyceras forbesianum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) nera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras : Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) nera70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caryophyllia konincki
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Caryophyllia : Caryophyllia konincki70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cunnolites cancellata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cunnolitidae : Cunnolites : Cunnolites cancellata70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gaudryceras kayei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Gaudryceras kayei70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fresvillia teres
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Baculitidae : Fresvillia : Fresvillia teres70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras : Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) egertoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) egertoni70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) decipiens
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras : Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) decipiens70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anagaudryceras valudavurense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Anagaudryceras : Anagaudryceras valudavurense70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kitchinites pondicherryanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Kitchinites : Kitchinites pondicherryanus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hauericeras rembda
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Hauericeras : Hauericeras rembda70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brahmaites (Brahmaites) brahma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Brahmaites : Brahmaites (Brahmaites) brahma70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Brahmaites : Brahmaites (Anabrahmaites) vishnu70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) yama
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) yama70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Neodesmoceras) soma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Neodesmoceras) soma70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sphenodiscus siva
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus : Sphenodiscus siva70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras indicum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras indicum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nautilus sphaericus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Nautilus : Nautilus sphaericus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Indoscaphites cunliffei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Indoscaphites : Indoscaphites cunliffei70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Indoscaphites pavana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Indoscaphites : Indoscaphites pavana70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras tenuisulcatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras tenuisulcatum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glyptoxoceras largesulcatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Glyptoxoceras : Glyptoxoceras largesulcatum70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hamites undulatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hamitidae : Hamites : Hamites undulatus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phylloptychoceras sipho
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Phylloptychoceras : Phylloptychoceras sipho70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoploscaphites indicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Scaphitidae : Hoploscaphites : Hoploscaphites indicus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) globulina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Palaeocypraea : Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) globulina70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viluppuram_district
Wikidata ID:Q15205
GeoNames ID:7646150


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