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Ansbach District, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Ansbach DistrictDistrict
Middle FranconiaAdministrative Region
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Feuchtwangen12,267 (2013)
Dinkelsbühl11,724 (2013)
Rothenburg ob der Tauber11,106 (2016)
Heilsbronn9,374 (2013)
Neuendettelsau7,836 (2011)
Herrieden7,751 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
335778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335778:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ansbach , District de Moyenne-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
circondario di Ansbach, Distretto della Media Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Ансбах, Средняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
安斯巴赫县, 中弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Ansbach, Franconia Media, Baviera, Alemania
Arabic:
منطقة آنسباخ, فرانكونيا الوسطى, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Districto d'Ansbach, Franconia Meya, Bavera, Alemanya
Armenian:
Անսբախ, Միջին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Bavarian:
Landkroas Ansbach, Middlfrankn, Bayern, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Ансбах , Сярэдняя Франконія, Баварыя, Германія
Catalan:
Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Baviera, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Landkreis Ansbach, Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Ansbach, Střední Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Ansbach, Regierungsbezirk Mittelfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
distrikto Ansbach, Meza Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
آنسباخ, فرانکن وسطی, بایرن, آلمان
Georgian:
ანსბახის რაიონი, ბავარია, გერმანია
Greek:
Άνσμπαχ, Μέση Φραγκονία, Βαυαρία, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
מחוז אנסבאך, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Ansbach járás, Közép-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Indonesian:
Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Jerman
Interlingue:
Subdistrict Ansbach, Medie Franconia, Bavaria, Germania
Japanese:
アンスバッハ郡, ミッテルフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ансбах, Бавария, Германия
Limburgian:
Ansbach, Beiere, Duitsland
Lombard:
Ansbach, Média Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Ansbach, Bavaria, Jerman
Norwegian:
Landkreis Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Occitan:
Ansbach, Bavièra, Alemanha
Polish:
Powiat Ansbach, Środkowa Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Ansbach, Média Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Districtul Ansbach, Franconia Mijlocie, Bavaria, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Ansbach, Bayern, Düütsklound
Swedish:
Landkreis Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Ансбах, Середня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ansbach, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bayern, Đức
Waray:
Ansbach, Bayern, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Ansbach, Beieren, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
آنزباخ, باویریا, جرمنی


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Keuper - Stuttgart8237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Keuper - Hassberge - Blasensandstein2237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Muschelkalk2242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lissodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Cyclotosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Capitosauridae : Cyclotosaurus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Metoposaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Metoposauridae : Metoposaurus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gerrothorax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Plagiosauridae : Gerrothorax237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Archosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauria237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Coelurosaurichnus schlauersbachense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelurosaurichnus : Coelurosaurichnus schlauersbachense237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Stereospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Stereospondyli242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Toarctocera subpunctata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Toarctocera : Toarctocera subpunctata175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Nothosaurus giganteus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nothosauridae : Nothosaurus : Nothosaurus giganteus242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Kannemeyeriiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Kannemeyeriiformes237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Steneosaurus bollensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Teleosauridae : Steneosaurus : Steneosaurus bollensis201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pleuracanthus decheni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Pleuracanthus : Pleuracanthus decheni298.9 - 272.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Aetosauripus schlauersbachensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Aetosauripus : Aetosauripus schlauersbachensis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansbach_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q10454
GeoNames ID:3220796

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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