Zahlé District (Arabic: قضاء زحلة‎) is an administrative district of the Beqaa Governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Its capital and largest town is the town of the same name.

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

145 Ma (Late Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Callianassa genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Callianassidae : *Callianassa*	145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Jasus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuridae : *Jasus*	145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Palinuroidea superfamily	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuroidea	100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Sergestidae : Cretasergestes : *Cretasergestes sahelalmaensis*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phoenice pasinii species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Stenopodidae : Phoenice : *Phoenice pasinii*	145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Glyphea damesi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Glypheidae : Glyphea : *Glyphea damesi*	145 - 66 Ma Cretaceous
Yuripopovina magnifica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Yuripopovinidae : Yuripopovina : *Yuripopovina magnifica*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cancrinos libanensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Cancrinidae : Cancrinos : *Cancrinos libanensis*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Libanochrus calvus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hybosoridae : Libanochrus : *Libanochrus calvus*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gerontodacus punctus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Gerontodacus : *Gerontodacus punctus*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops ceratoformis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : *Archiaustroconops ceratoformis*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops hamus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : *Archiaustroconops hamus*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Raptorapax terribilissima species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Berothidae : Raptorapax : *Raptorapax terribilissima*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhomboaspis laticollis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Throscidae : Rhomboaspis : *Rhomboaspis laticollis*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Libanopsis straminea species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sphindidae : Libanopsis : *Libanopsis straminea*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Archiaustroconops hammanensis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Archiaustroconops : *Archiaustroconops hammanensis*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lebanoleptis huangi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Rhagionidae : Lebanoleptis : *Lebanoleptis huangi*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Oropsis marinae species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Nemonychidae : Oropsis : *Oropsis marinae*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tyruschrysa melqart species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Tyruschrysa : *Tyruschrysa melqart*	130 - 125.45 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Lebanon

Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bouarij
Cretaceous🐚 Hakel and Hadjula outcrops
Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Limestones of Hadjula and Sahel-Alma

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahl%C3%A9_District
Wikidata ID:	Q2484830
GeoNames ID:	266042

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