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McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USAi
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McMinnvilleCity
Yamhill CountyCounty
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PlacePopulation
McMinnville33,892 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
240950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240950:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


McMinnville is a city and the county seat of Yamhill County. It is located at the confluence of the North and South forks of the Yamhill River.

Commodity List

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Eugene1538 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tellina (Moerella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina (Moerella)38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Solen (Ensisolen) sicarius
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Solen : Solen (Ensisolen) sicarius38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Thracia (Cetothrax) condoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia (Cetothrax) condoni38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldia : Yoldia (Kalayoldia) oregona38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Diplodonta parilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Diplodonta parilis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Litorhadia washingtonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Litorhadia : Litorhadia washingtonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Panopea ramonensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea : Panopea ramonensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Anechinocardium lorenzanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Anechinocardium : Anechinocardium lorenzanum38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pitar (Pitar) dalli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Pitar) dalli38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Solena (Eosolen) eugenensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Eosolen : Solena (Eosolen) eugenensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mactromeris eugenensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris eugenensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Portlandia (Portlandia) chehalisensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Portlandia : Portlandia (Portlandia) chehalisensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMinnville,_Oregon
Wikidata ID:Q852693
GeoNames ID:5739936

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