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Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Francei
Regional Level Types
LaonArrondissement
AisneDepartment
Hauts-de-FranceRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Laon28,688 (2018)
Tergnier15,475 (2016)
Chauny13,176 (2016)
Beautor3,005 (2016)
La Fère2,880 (2016)
Sissonne2,564 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
260073
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260073:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Picardie; Picardy
Other Languages:
French:
Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France
German:
Arrondissement Laon, Département Aisne, Nordfrankreich, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Laon, Aisne, Alta Francia, Francia
Russian:
Лан, Эна, О-де-Франс, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
拉昂区, 埃纳省, 上法兰西大区, 法国
Spanish:
Distrito de Laon, Aisne, Alta Francia, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Laon, Aisne, Epërmet e Francës, Franca
Aragonese:
Destrito de Laon, Aisne, Altos de Francia, Francia
Armenian:
Լան, Էնա, Օ-դը-Ֆրանս, Ֆրանսիա
Basque:
Laoneko barrutia, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Laon, Aisne, Alts de França, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk
Esperanto:
Arondismento Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Francio
Farsi/Persian:
بخش لون, انه, او-دو-فرانس, فرانسه
Greek:
Λον, Αιν, Ω-ντε-Φρανς, Γαλλία
Indonesian:
Arondisemen Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Perancis
Japanese:
ラン, エーヌ県, オー=ド=フランス地域圏, フランス
Korean:
라옹 아롱디스망, 엔주, 오드프랑스, 프랑스
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Laon, Departement Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Frankräich
Macedonian:
Лан, Ена, Горна Франција, Франција
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Laon Kūn, Aisne, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
Arrondiment de Laon, Aisne, Nauts de França, França
Polish:
Okręg Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Laon, Aisne, Nord - Pasul Calais și Picardia, Franța
Slovak:
Laon, Aisne, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Pikardia, Francúzsko
Vietnamese:
Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, Pháp


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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences93
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sables de Cuise2456 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Amaurellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Amaurellina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Salamandridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Triturus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Discoglossidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Discoglossidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Palaeobatrachidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Palaeobatrachidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pelobatidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Pelobatidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Leptodactylidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Leptodactylidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Allaeochelys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Carettochelyidae : Allaeochelys55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Trionyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Testudinoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinoidea55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Lacertidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cordylidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Cordylidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Anguidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Anguis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Helodermatidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Helodermatidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Coniophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aniliidae : Coniophis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Boidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dunnophis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Tropidophiidae : Dunnophis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Colubroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubroidea55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Allognathosuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Allognathosuchus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Diplocynodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Diplocynodon55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pantolestidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Palaeosinopa
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Palaeosinopa55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pantolestes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Pantolestes55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Oxyaena
genus
Oxyaenidae : Oxyaena55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eusuchia
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Eusuchia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Platynota
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Platynota55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Anguinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguinae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Alethinophidia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Alethinophidia55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Palaeophis toliapicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Palaeophiidae : Palaeophis : Palaeophis toliapicus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Calamagras gallicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Calamagras : Calamagras gallicus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Palaeophis typhaeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Palaeophiidae : Palaeophis : Palaeophis typhaeus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Praescissurella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Scissurellidae : Praescissurella56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Nannopithex zuccolae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Microchoeridae : Nannopithex : Nannopithex zuccolae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pterolucina consobrina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Pterolucina : Pterolucina consobrina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pelorochelon eocaenica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Pelorochelon : Pelorochelon eocaenica55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Palaeochelys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Geoemydidae : Palaeochelys55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Gisortia tuberculosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Gisortia : Gisortia tuberculosa56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lacertoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertoidea55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Russellophiidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Russellophiidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Axonoscincus sabatieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae : Axonoscincus : Axonoscincus sabatieri55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Laonogekko lefevrei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Gekkonidae : Laonogekko : Laonogekko lefevrei55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dormaalisaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Dormaalisaurus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Placosauriops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Placosauriops55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Ventriculites radiatus
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Lychniscosida : Ventriculitidae : Ventriculites : Ventriculites radiatus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Axestemys vittata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Axestemys : Axestemys vittata55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Nucellopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nucellopsis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Crocodylus depressifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Crocodylus : Crocodylus depressifrons55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Premontreia degremonti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Scyliorhinidae : Premontreia : Premontreia degremonti55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Blanosaurus primeocaenus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Blanidae : Blanosaurus : Blanosaurus primeocaenus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Hummelemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Ptychogasteridae : Hummelemys47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Russellophis tenuis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Russellophiidae : Russellophis : Russellophis tenuis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Dunnophis matronensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Tropidophiidae : Dunnophis : Dunnophis matronensis55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eutrephoceras parisiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras parisiense56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Paraseraphs tetanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : Paraseraphs : Paraseraphs tetanus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Ptychatractus angustus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ptychatractidae : Ptychatractus : Ptychatractus angustus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Owenemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Owenemys55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Moniquia pyreniformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Pachychilidae : Moniquia : Moniquia pyreniformis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Geiseltaliellus longicaudus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Iguanidae : Geiseltaliellus : Geiseltaliellus longicaudus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Tinosaurus europeocaenus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Agamidae : Tinosaurus : Tinosaurus europeocaenus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Anguini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguini55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eolacerta robusta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Eolacerta : Eolacerta robusta55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Neochelys eocaenica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Podocnemididae : Neochelys : Neochelys eocaenica55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Diacodexis varleti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Diacodexis : Diacodexis varleti55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eurodexeinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Eurodexeinae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Eurodexis russelli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Dichobunidae : Eurodexis : Eurodexis russelli55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Arcius lapparenti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Paromomyidae : Arcius : Arcius lapparenti55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Premontrelestes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Premontrelestes55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Pantolestes sabatieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Pantolestes : Pantolestes sabatieri55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Premontrelestes duchaussoisi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pantolestidae : Premontrelestes : Premontrelestes duchaussoisi55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Amalda arenaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Amalda : Amalda arenaria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Amalda atrebatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Amalda : Amalda atrebatum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Micrancilla oesiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Micrancilla : Micrancilla oesiensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Harpa mutica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Harpidae : Harpa : Harpa mutica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Laon
Wikidata ID:Q701410
GeoNames ID:3007476

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