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Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão, Tavira, Faro, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Luz de Tavira e Santo EstêvãoCivil Parish
TaviraMunicipality
FaroDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Luz3,627 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
398478
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:398478:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
União das Freguesias de Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão, Tavira, Faro, Portugal
Arabic:
لوز دي تافيرا إي سانتو إستيفاو, طبيرة, فارو, البرتغال
Asturian:
Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão, Tavira
Portuguese:
Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão, Tavira, Faro, Portugal


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences30
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Perisphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Amphibia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mimomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mimomys2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Muridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Prolagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : Prolagus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Polypodiaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Polypodiaceae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cupressaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ericaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Planorbis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : Planorbis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cyprinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Picea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Picea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Galemys kormosi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Galemys : Galemys kormosi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Carychium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Carychium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vertigo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Vertiginidae : Vertigo2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zonitidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Zonitidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Machimosaurus hugii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Machimosaurus : Machimosaurus hugii161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ancylus fluviatilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : Ancylus : Ancylus fluviatilis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Candona neglecta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Candona : Candona neglecta2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ilyocypris gibba
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Ilyocyprididae : Ilyocypris : Ilyocypris gibba2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cypris pubera
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Cypris : Cypris pubera2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Erpetocypris reptans
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Herpetocypris : Erpetocypris reptans2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anthoceros
genus
Chlorobiota : Anthocerophyta : Anthocerotopsida : Anthoceros2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cordosphaeridium
genus
Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Cordosphaeridium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anisus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Planorbidae : Anisus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Valvata piscinalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Valvatidae : Valvata : Valvata piscinalis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luz_de_Tavira_e_Santo_Est%C3%AAv%C3%A3o
Wikidata ID:Q25419159


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