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Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greecei
Regional Level Types
HersonissosMunicipality
HeraklionRegional Unit
CreteAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mália4,343 (2015)
Limín Khersonísou2,968 (2015)
Káto Goúves2,153 (2015)
Kokkíni Cháni1,755 (2015)
Goúrnes1,628 (2015)
Stalís1,182 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
421561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:421561:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chersónissos, Crète, Grèce
German:
Limenas Chersonisou, Kreta, Griechenland
Italian:
Chersonissos, Creta, Grecia
Russian:
Лимин-Херсонису, Крит, Греция
Simplified Chinese:
赫索尼索斯, 克里特, 希腊
Spanish:
Quersoneso, Creta, Grecia
Arabic:
خيرسونيسوس، إراكليون, كريت, اليونان
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Херсанісас, Крыт, Грэцыя
Catalan:
Khersónissos, Creta, Grècia
Cebuano:
Khersónisos, Crete, Gresya
Dutch:
Chersonissos, Kreta, Griekenland
Egyptian Arabic:
هيرسونيسوس, كريت, اليونان
Finnish:
Chersónisos, Kreeta, Kreikka
Greek:
Δήμος Χερσονήσου, Κρήτη, Ελλάδα
Hebrew:
חרסוניסוס, כרתים, יוון
Japanese:
ヘルソニソス, クレタ島, ギリシャ
Latin:
Portus Chersonesi, Creta, Graecia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Khersónisos, Kreta, Hellas
Polish:
Hersonissos, Kreta, Grecja
Portuguese:
Chersonissos, Creta, Grécia
Serbian:
Херсонисос, Крит, Грчка
Swedish:
Chersonisos, Kreta, Grekland
Turkish:
Hersonissos, Girit, Yunanistan
Vietnamese:
Chersonissos, Crete, Hy Lạp


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences54
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed3.60 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Finikia543.6 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Amusium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amusium3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Flabellipecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Tapes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tapes3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Terebratula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Alosa
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Alosa3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Sardina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Sardina3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Belone
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Beloniformes : Belonidae : Belone3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Syngnathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Syngnathus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Lepidopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Trichiuridae : Lepidopus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Pycnodonte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea edulis3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Crassadoma multistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Crassadoma : Crassadoma multistriata3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Chlamys scabrellus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys scabrellus3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Spratelloides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Dussumieriidae : Spratelloides3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Bregmaceros albyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Bregmacerotidae : Bregmaceros : Bregmaceros albyi3.6 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikidata ID:Q1018106
GeoNames ID:260001


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