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Dinton, Wiltshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
DintonCivil Parish
WiltshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dinton696 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
467332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:467332:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Dinton, Wiltshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Spanish:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Basque:
Dinton , Wiltshire, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Catalan:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Dinton , Wiltshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Czech:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Anglie, Spojené království
Dutch:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Irish Gaelic:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ディントン , ウィルトシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Ladin:
Dinton
Polish:
Dinton , Wiltshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Slovak:
Dinton, Wiltshire, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Swedish:
Dinton, Wiltshire, England, Storbritannien
Turkish:
Dinton, Wiltshire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences60
Youngest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Purbeck - Lulworth60145 - 140.2 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Insecta
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sphecidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Sphecidae145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Zalmona brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Prophalangopsidae : Zalmona : Zalmona brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aeschnopsis jurassica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Mesuropetalidae : Aeschnopsis : Aeschnopsis jurassica145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aeschnidium antiquum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Aeschnidiidae : Aeschnidium : Aeschnidium antiquum145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cercopidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudosimulium humidum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Rhagionidae : Pseudosimulium : Pseudosimulium humidum145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minelcana dubia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Minelcana : Minelcana dubia145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protopsyllidiidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Protopsyllidiidae145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Necrogomphus petrificatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Necrogomphus : Necrogomphus petrificatus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dintonia despectata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Proctotrupidae : Dintonia : Dintonia despectata145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Proctotrupomorpha
infraorder
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Proctotrupomorpha145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Protogryllus (Protogryllus) sedgwicki
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Protogryllidae : Protogryllus : Protogryllus (Protogryllus) sedgwicki145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Helophoropsis brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Helophoropsis : Helophoropsis brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tychon antiquum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Tychon : Tychon antiquum145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nannoblattina pinna
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Nannoblattina : Nannoblattina pinna145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina stricklandi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina stricklandi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elisama kneri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama : Elisama kneri145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elisama minor
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama : Elisama minor145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nannoblattina similis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Nannoblattina : Nannoblattina similis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina kollari
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina kollari145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesoblattina recta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Mesoblattina : Mesoblattina recta145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nannoblattina brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Mesoblattinidae : Nannoblattina : Nannoblattina brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anapiptus brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Anapiptus : Anapiptus brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Apistotes purbeccensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Apistotes : Apistotes purbeccensis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudocymindis antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Pseudocymindis : Pseudocymindis antiqua145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Zygadenia angliae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Zygadenia : Zygadenia angliae145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stictulus brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Stictulus : Stictulus brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Helopidium westwoodi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Helopidium : Helopidium westwoodi145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Helopidium brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Helopidium : Helopidium brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hydrobiites purbeccensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Permosynidae : Hydrobiites : Hydrobiites purbeccensis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kamaroma breve
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Kamaroma : Kamaroma breve145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Katapontisus brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Katapontisus : Katapontisus brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hyperomima antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hyperomima : Hyperomima antiqua145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coleopteron rugosostriatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coleopteron : Coleopteron rugosostriatus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coleopteron vetustus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coleopteron : Coleopteron vetustus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Orthophlebia bifurcata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Orthophlebia : Orthophlebia bifurcata145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stenopanorpa gracilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Stenopanorpa : Stenopanorpa gracilis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudorthophlebia brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Necrotauliidae : Pseudorthophlebia : Pseudorthophlebia brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hasmona leo
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Hasmona : Hasmona leo145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Remalia sphinx
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Remalia : Remalia sphinx145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ricaniites fulgens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Ricaniites : Ricaniites fulgens145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cixioides maculatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cixioides : Cixioides maculatus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chironomopsis extinctus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : Chironomopsis : Chironomopsis extinctus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Thimna defossa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Mycetophilidae : Thimna : Thimna defossa145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudadonia fittoni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Anisopodidae : Pseudadonia : Pseudadonia fittoni145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Psychodites kenngotti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Psychodidae : Psychodites : Psychodites kenngotti145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bibionites priscus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionites : Bibionites priscus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chironomopsis arrogans
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae : Chironomopsis : Chironomopsis arrogans145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dara fossilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Dara : Dara fossilis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sciophilopsis brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Sciophilopsis : Sciophilopsis brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sylvicola prisca
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Anisopodidae : Sylvicola : Sylvicola prisca145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cicadellium pulcher
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archijassidae : Cicadellium : Cicadellium pulcher145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Jassites punctatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Jassites : Jassites punctatus145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Genaphis valdensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Genaphididae : Genaphis : Genaphis valdensis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Philonthus kneri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Philonthus : Philonthus kneri145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Siagonium crassum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Siagonium : Siagonium crassum145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Asuba brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Asuba : Asuba brodiei145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinton,_Wiltshire
Wikidata ID:Q3028477
GeoNames ID:7296266


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