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South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USAi
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South PortlandCity
Cumberland CountyCounty
MaineState
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
South Portland25,556 (2017)
South Portland Gardens23,893 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
237381
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237381:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
South Portland, comté de Cumberland, Maine, États-Unis
German:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
South Portland, contea di Cumberland, Maine, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Саут-Портленд, Камберленд, Мэн, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
南波特兰, 坎伯蘭縣 , 缅因州, 美国
Spanish:
South Portland, Condado de Cumberland, Maine, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ساوث بورتلاند, مقاطعة كمبرلاند, مين, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
South Portland, Cumberland konderria , Maine
Bengali:
দক্ষিণ পোর্টল্যান্ড, মেইন, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Catalan:
South Portland, Maine, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
South Portland, Cumberland County , Maine
Chechen:
Саут-Портленд, Мэн, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
South Portland, Maine, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Czech:
South Portland, Maine, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
South Portland, Maine, USA
Dutch:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
ساوث بورتلاند, ولاية مين, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
پورتلند جنوبی, شهرستان کامبرلند، مین, مین, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Yhdysvallat
Gilaki:
سأؤث پؤرتلند , آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Hungarian:
South Portland, Cumberland megye, Maine, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Portland Theas, Contae Cumberland, Maine, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
サウス・ポートランド, カンバーランド郡, メイン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Соус Портланд, Мэн, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Соус Портланд, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
South Portland
Mazanderani:
ساوث پورتلند, مین
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
South Portland, Cumberland Kūn
Norwegian:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Polish:
South Portland, Hrabstwo Cumberland, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
South Portland, Condado de Cumberland, Maine, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Саут Портланд, Округ Камберланд , Мејн, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovak:
South Portland, Maine, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
South Portland, Maine, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
سوت پورتلاند، مئین, مئین ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Tatar:
Саут-Портленд, Мэн, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
南波特蘭, 坎伯蘭縣, 緬因州, 美國
Turkish:
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Саут-Портленд, Камберленд, Мен, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جنوبی پورٹلینڈ, کمبرلینڈ کاؤنٹی، میئن, میئن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
South Portland, Meyn, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
South Portland, Maine, Lamerikän
Waray:
South Portland, Condado han Cumberland, Maine, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
South Portland, Maine, Unol Daleithiau America


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Fossils

There are 33 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences33
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Presumpscot330.126 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Buccinum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nuculana pernula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana pernula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nuculana (Nuculana) tenuisulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana (Nuculana) tenuisulcata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Portlandia glacialis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Portlandia : Portlandia glacialis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Yoldiella lenticula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Yoldiella : Yoldiella lenticula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mytilus edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mya (Mya) truncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Mya) truncata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum cyaneum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum : Buccinum cyaneum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum glaciale
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum : Buccinum glaciale0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Goethemia pinnulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Goethemia : Goethemia pinnulata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Serripes : Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Margarites striatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Margarites : Margarites striatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte elliptica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte elliptica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte montagui
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte montagui0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ensis directus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Pharidae : Ensis : Ensis directus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) arenaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macoma (Macoma) calcarea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma) calcarea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Similipecten greenlandicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Similipecten : Similipecten greenlandicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) ciliatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Ciliatocardium : Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) ciliatum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Euspira pallida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira pallida0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cryptonatica affinis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Cryptonatica : Cryptonatica affinis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Zirfaea crispata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pholadidae : Zirfaea : Zirfaea crispata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mactromeris polynyma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris polynyma0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mesodesma arctatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mesodesmatidae : Mesodesma : Mesodesma arctatum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neptunea despecta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : Neptunea despecta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum polare
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum : Buccinum polare0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neptunea lyrata decemcostata
subspecies
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : Neptunea lyrata decemcostata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Astarte borealis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte borealis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Portland,_Maine
Wikidata ID:Q1000166
GeoNames ID:4979244

Localities in this Region

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