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Townhill, Swansea, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
TownhillCommunity
SwanseaCity
WalesCountry
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Mindat Locality ID:
360770
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360770:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Basque:
Townhill, Swansea, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Cebuano:
Townhill, Swansea, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Townhill , Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Swedish:
Townhill, Swansea, Wales, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Townhill, Abertawe, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences247
Youngest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed345 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
High Tor Limestone - standard facies186345 - 342.8 Ma (Carboniferous)
High Tor Limestone - lagoonal facies61345 - 342.8 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Michelinia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Michelinia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Syringopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Palaeosmilia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Conocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardium345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Bellerophontida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Straparollus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalidae : Straparollus345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Aclisina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Murchisoniidae : Aclisina345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Mourlonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : Mourlonia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Nautilida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Aviculopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Delepinea
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Delepinea345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Megachonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Megachonetes345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Plicochonetes
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Plicochonetes345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Spiriferida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Murchisonioidea
superfamily
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Murchisonioidea345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Productidae
family
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Chondrites
genus
Chondrites345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Zoophycos
genus
Zoophycos345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Caninia cornucopiae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Caninia : Caninia cornucopiae345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhipidomella michelini
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella michelini345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Schellwienella crenistria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Pulsiidae : Schellwienella : Schellwienella crenistria345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Sychnoelasma hawbankense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentoididae : Sychnoelasma : Sychnoelasma hawbankense345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townhill,_Swansea
Wikidata ID:Q7830123
GeoNames ID:7291581

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