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Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Wyre ForestDistrict
WorcestershireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kidderminster57,059 (2017)
Stourport-on-Severn20,586 (2018)
Bewdley8,571 (2018)
Callow Hill953 (2017)
Stone782 (2018)
Far Forest594 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
344260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344260:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Уайр-Форест, Вустершир, Англия, Великобритания
Spanish:
Distrito de Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian:
раён Уайр-Форэст, графства Вустэршыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Cebuano:
Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Korean:
와이어포리스트 구, 우스터셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Romanian:
Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Swedish:
Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England, Storbritannien
Urdu:
وایر فارسٹ ضلع, ووسٹرشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Ardal Wyre Forest, Swydd Gaerwrangon, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences59
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed423 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Glauconitic Marl4399.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Sherwood Sandstone - Chester Pebble Peds10252.17 - 247.2 Ma (Phanerozoic)
St. Maughans1419.2 - 410.8 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anisoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Anisoceratidae : Anisoceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyphoplites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Hyphoplites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypoturrilites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Turrilitidae : Hypoturrilites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Idiohamites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Anisoceratidae : Idiohamites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mariella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Turrilitidae : Mariella99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostlingoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Turrilitidae : Ostlingoceras99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schloenbachia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Schloenbachiidae : Schloenbachia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Catopygus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Catopygids : Catopygus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Rhynchosauroides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Rhynchosauroides252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Arcidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nautiloidea
subclass
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coelurosaurichnus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelurosaurichnus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Coelurosaurichnus ziegelangernensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelurosaurichnus : Coelurosaurichnus ziegelangernensis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Procolophonipus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonipus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Permichnium
genus
Permichnium252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lyelliceratidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lyelliceratidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyphoplites falcatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hoplitidae : Hyphoplites : Hyphoplites falcatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyphoplites curvatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hoplitidae : Hyphoplites : Hyphoplites curvatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyphoplites curvatus arausionensis
subspecies
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hoplitidae : Hyphoplites : Hyphoplites curvatus arausionensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schloenbachia varians
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Schloenbachiidae : Schloenbachia : Schloenbachia varians99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras mantelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras : Mantelliceras mantelli99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras cantianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras : Mantelliceras cantianum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras saxbii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras : Mantelliceras saxbii99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypoturrilites gravesianus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Hypoturrilites : Hypoturrilites gravesianus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Katoporodus timanicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Phlebolepidiformes : Katoporididae : Katoporodus : Katoporodus timanicus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Pycnodonte vesicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte vesicularis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Discoidea
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Discoidea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauroidae : Rhynchosauroides : Rhynchocephalichnus pisanus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Aetosauripus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Aetosauripus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Brontoscorpio anglicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Brontoscorpio : Brontoscorpio anglicus419.2 - 410.8 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Hypoturrilites mantelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Hypoturrilites : Hypoturrilites mantelli99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras tuberculatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras : Mantelliceras tuberculatum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Loganellia cuneata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Agnatha : Loganelliformes : Loganelliidae : Loganellia : Loganellia cuneata423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Loganellia unispinata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Agnatha : Loganelliformes : Loganelliidae : Loganellia : Loganellia unispinata423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Paralogania tarranti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Agnatha : Loganelliformes : Loganelliidae : Paralogania : Paralogania tarranti423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Goniporus alatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Phlebolepidiformes : Katoporididae : Goniporus : Goniporus alatus423 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Mariella cenomanensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Mariella : Mariella cenomanensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus crippsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus crippsi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyre_Forest_District
Wikidata ID:Q548224
GeoNames ID:2633437

Localities in this Region

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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