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Suzhou District, Jiuquan, Gansu, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Suzhou DistrictDistrict
JiuquanPrefecture-level City
GansuProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jiuquan72,732 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
216372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:216372:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, Chine
German:
Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Italian:
Distretto di Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, Cina
Russian:
Сучжоу, Цзюцюань, Ганьсу, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
肃州区, 酒泉市, 甘肃省, 中国
Spanish:
Sùzhōu Qū, Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Cebuano:
Suzhou Qu, Jiuquan, Gansu Sheng, Tsina
Czech:
Su-čou, Ťiou-čchüan, Kan-su, Čína
Dutch:
Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, China
Gan:
肃州区, 酒泉市, 甘肅, 中國
Japanese:
粛州区, 酒泉市, 甘粛省, 中国
Korean:
쑤저우구, 주취안시, 간쑤성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Siok-chiu-khu, Chiú-choân-chhī, Kam-siok-séng, Tiong-hôa
Mirandese:
Suzhou, China
Norwegian:
Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, Kina
Swedish:
Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, Kina
Vietnamese:
Túc Châu, Tửu Tuyền, Cam Túc, Trung Quốc
Welsh:
Ardal Suzhou, Jiuquan, Gansu, Tsieina
Wu Chinese:
肃州区, 酒泉市, 甘肃省, 中国


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Xinminbao - Zhonggou - Lower Red Beds1112.03 - 109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Xinminbao - Xiagou - Upper1125 - 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Suzhousaurus megatherioides
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Therizinosauridae : Suzhousaurus : Suzhousaurus megatherioides125 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou_District
Wikidata ID:Q131962
GeoNames ID:1280930

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