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Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
PrestatynCommunity
DenbighshireCounty
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Prestatyn18,701 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
388276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:388276:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Galles, Regno Unito
Russian:
Престатин, Денбишир, Уэльс, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
普雷斯塔廷, 登比郡, 威爾士, 英国
Spanish:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Gales, Reino Unido
Basque:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Bengali:
প্রেস্টাটিন, ডেনবিগশায়ার, ওয়েল্‌স্‌, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Prestatyn, Sir Ddinbych, Kembre, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Престатин, Денбишър, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Prestatyn, Konteth Dinbygh, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Spojené království
Dutch:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
پرستاتین, دنبیشر, ولز, بریتانیا
Galician:
Prestatyn, Sir Ddinbych, Gales, Reino Unido
Gujarati:
પ્રેસ્ટેટીન, ડેનબિઘશાયર, વેલ્સ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Irish Gaelic:
Prestatyn, Sir Ddinbych, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
プレスタティン, デンビーシャー, ウェールズ, イギリス
Kannada:
ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಟಟೈನ್, ಡೆನ್ಬಿಘೈರ್, ವೇಲ್ಸ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
프레스타틴, 덴비셔, 웨일스, 영국
Lithuanian:
Prestatinas, Denbigšyras, Velsas, Jungtinė Karalystė
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Prestatyn, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Northern Sami:
Prestatyn, Kymraeana, Ovttastuvvan gonagasriika
Polish:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Walia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Scots:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Prestatyn, Sir Ddinbych, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Silesian:
Prestatyn, Walijo, Wjelgo Brytańijo
Slovak:
Prestatyn, Wales, Spojené kráľovstvo
South Azerbaijani:
پرستاتین, ولز, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Storbritannien
Tamil:
பெஸ்டாட்டின், தேம்பியிஷிர், வேல்ஸ், ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
ప్రస్టటైన్, డెన్ బిగ్ షైర్, వేల్స్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Ukrainian:
Престатін, Денбігшир, Уельс, Велика Британія
Urdu:
پریستاتین, دینبیگھشائر, ویلز, مملکت متحدہ
Vietnamese:
Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Welsh:
Prestatyn, Sir Ddinbych, 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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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed345 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Moel Hiraddug Limestone22345 - 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
Amplexizaphrentis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Clisiophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Clisiophyllum345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Cravenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Verbeekiellidae : Cravenia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Haplolasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Haplolasma345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Koninckophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Koninckophyllum345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Siphonophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cyathopsidae : Siphonophyllia345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Sychnoelasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentoididae : Sychnoelasma345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Zaphrentites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Zaphrentites345 - 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
Palaeosmilia murchisoni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Palaeosmilia : Palaeosmilia murchisoni345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Amplexus coralloides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Amplexus : Amplexus coralloides345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Sychnoelasma hawbankense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentoididae : Sychnoelasma : Sychnoelasma hawbankense345 - 342.8 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestatyn
Wikidata ID:Q1813948
GeoNames ID:7294048


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