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Bernese Oberland, Unterseen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Bernese OberlandAdministrative Region
UnterseenMunicipality
Interlaken-OberhasliAdministrative District
BernCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Thun42,136 (2014)
Steffisburg15,191 (2013)
Spiez12,594 (2013)
Gstaad9,200 (2013)
Frutigen6,671 (2017)
Saanen6,621 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
481635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:481635:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Berner Oberland; Bärner Oberland; Oberland bernois; Bernese Highlands


An administrative region consisting of four administrative districts: Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerland; Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland; Obersimmental-Saanen, Bern, Switzerland; and Thun, Bern, Switzerland. It is the southernmost and highest-elevation part of the canton of Bern.

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Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mytilus Beds3168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Adelocoenia bachmanni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia bachmanni168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Adelocoenia microphyllia
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia microphyllia168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Baryphyllia gregaria
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Baryphyllia : Baryphyllia gregaria168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cymatorhynchia schardti
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cymatorhynchia : Cymatorhynchia schardti168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eopustularia brackleshamensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia brackleshamensis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eopustularia gregorioi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia gregorioi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikidata ID:Q692144
GeoNames ID:6942179

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