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Ferdows County, South Khorasan Province, Irani
Regional Level Types
Ferdows CountyCounty
South Khorasan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
264945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264945:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فردوس, استان خراسان جنوبی, ایران
French:
préfecture de Ferdows, Khorassan du Sud, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Ferdows, Khorasan meridionale, Iran
Russian:
шахрестан Фердоус, Южный Хорасан, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة فردوس, خراسان جنوبي, إيران
Azeri:
Firdövs şəhristanı, Cənubi Xorasan ostanı, İran
Dutch:
Ferdows County, Zuid-Khorasan, Iran
Gilaki:
شهرستان فردوس, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Ferdows, An Iaráin
Japanese:
フェルドウス郡, 南ホラーサーン州, イラン
Pashto:
فردوس ولسوالي, د سهېلي خراسان ولايت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Firdavs, Južni Horasan, Iran
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Фирдавс, Устони Хуросони ҷанубӣ, Эрон
Turkish:
Firdevs şehristanı, Güney Horasan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان فردوس, صوبہ خراسان جنوبی, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Ferdows, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان فردوس, صوبہ تھلواں خراسان, ایران
Zazaki:
Fırdews, Xorasanê Veroci, İran


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Fossils

There are 75 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences75
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nayband - Howz-e Khan37208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Nayband - Howz-e-Khan15208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Nayband9208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Nayband - Bidestan14212 - 205.6 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Amblysiphonella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sebargasiidae : Amblysiphonella215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Colospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Colospongiidae : Colospongia212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Deningeria
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Solenolmiidae : Deningeria215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Salzburgia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Salzburgiidae : Salzburgia215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Solenolmia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Solenolmiidae : Solenolmia215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Hexactinellida
class
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Permocorynella maxima
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Permocorynella : Permocorynella maxima215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Maeandrostia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Maeandrostiidae : Maeandrostia212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Astraeomorpha crassisepta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Astraeomorpha : Astraeomorpha crassisepta215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Astraeomorpha confusa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astraeomorphidae : Astraeomorpha : Astraeomorpha confusa215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Retiophyllia norica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia norica215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Distichophyllia norica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Distichophyllia : Distichophyllia norica215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Chondrocoenia : Chondrocoenia schafhaeutli215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pamiroseris rectilamellosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae : Pamiroseris : Pamiroseris rectilamellosa215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Stylophyllopsis rudis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophyllidae : Stylophyllopsis : Stylophyllopsis rudis215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Parauvanella ferdowsensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Colospongiidae : Parauvanella : Parauvanella ferdowsensis212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Molengraaffia regularis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Auriculospongiidae : Molengraaffia : Molengraaffia regularis212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Procyclolites triadicus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Procyclolitidae : Procyclolites : Procyclolites triadicus215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Chondrocoenia ohmanni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Chondrocoenia : Chondrocoenia ohmanni215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Retiophyllia frechi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia frechi215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Retiophyllia robusta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia robusta215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Eocomoseris ramosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Eocomoseris : Eocomoseris ramosa215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Anguispongia parva
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Auriculospongiidae : Anguispongia : Anguispongia parva215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tyanada variabilis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Virgolidae : Tyanada : Tyanada variabilis212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kashanella irregularis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Colospongiidae : Kashanella : Kashanella irregularis215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Uvanella irregularis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Celyphiidae : Uvanella : Uvanella irregularis212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Preperonidella norica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Preperonidella : Preperonidella norica215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Preperonidella iranica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Preperonidellidae : Preperonidella : Preperonidella iranica215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sestrostomella robusta
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Sestrostomellidae : Sestrostomella : Sestrostomella robusta215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Musandamia gosaukammensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Thaumastocoeliidae : Musandamia : Musandamia gosaukammensis212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Parauvanella spinosa
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Colospongiidae : Parauvanella : Parauvanella spinosa215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Annaecoelia parva
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Annaecoeliidae : Annaecoelia : Annaecoelia parva212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nevadathalamia variabilis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Vaceletida : Verticillitidae : Nevadathalamia : Nevadathalamia variabilis212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Iranothalamia incrustans
species
Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Porata : Polytholosiidae : Iranothalamia : Iranothalamia incrustans212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tabasia maxima
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tabasiidae : Tabasia : Tabasia maxima212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tabasia media
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tabasiidae : Tabasia : Tabasia media212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tabasia conica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tabasiidae : Tabasia : Tabasia conica212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Retiophyllia dichotoma
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Retiophyllia : Retiophyllia dichotoma215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Astraeomorpha minor
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Astraeomorpha : Astraeomorpha minor215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Heterastridium conglobatum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Heterastridiidae : Heterastridium : Heterastridium conglobatum215.56 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Casearia iranica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Plieolitidae : Casearia : Casearia iranica215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Casearia vezvanensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Plieolitidae : Casearia : Casearia vezvanensis215.56 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lovcenipora iranica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lovcenipora : Lovcenipora iranica228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Cryptocoelia maxima
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Cryptocoeliidae : Cryptocoelia : Cryptocoelia maxima212 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdows_County
Wikidata ID:Q1286278
GeoNames ID:449532

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate
Iran

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