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Larue County, Kentucky, USAi
Regional Level Types
Larue CountyCounty
KentuckyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hodgenville3,256 (2017)
Magnolia524 (2011)
Buffalo498 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
265131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265131:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de LaRue, Kentucky, États-Unis
German:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di LaRue, Kentucky, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ла-Рю, Кентукки, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
拉魯縣, 肯塔基州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de LaRue, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة لارو, كنتاكي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լորի շրջան, Կենտուկի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Larue konderria , Kentucky
Bavarian:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লারুই কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лару, Кентъки, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Larue County, Kentucky
Czech:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
LaRue County, Kentucky, USA
Dutch:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لرو، کنتاکی, کنتاکی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლა-რიუს ოლქი, კენტუკი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
LaRue megye, Kentucky, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ラルー郡, ケンタッキー州, アメリカ合衆国
Low Saxon/Low German:
Larue County, Kentucky, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
LaRue Gông, Kentucky
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
LaRue Kūn
Norwegian:
LaRue County, Kentucky, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo LaRue, Kentucky, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de LaRue, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul LaRue, Kentucky, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de LaRue, Kentucky, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
LaRue County, Kentucky, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Леру, Кентаки, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Larue County, Kentucky, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
LaRue County, Kentucky, USA
Traditional Chinese:
拉魯縣, 肯塔基州, 美國
Turkish:
LaRue, Kentucky, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Леру, Кентуккі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لارو کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی, کینٹکی, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận LaRue, Kentucky, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han LaRue, Kentucky, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لارو کاؤنٹی, کینٹکی, امریکہ


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences23
Youngest Fossil Listed331 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Salem Limestone - Somerset21345 - 336 Ma (Carboniferous)
New Albany Shale - Sanderson - Falling Run2358.9 - 330.9 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hapsiphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Hapsiphyllum345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Cystodictya
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae : Cystodictya345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Fistulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Fistulipora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Glyptopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellidae : Glyptopora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Tabulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Tabulipora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Fenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fenestella345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Hemitrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Hemitrypa345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Polypora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Setigerites
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Setigerites345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Cleiothyridina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Cleiothyridina345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dimegelasma
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Dimegelasmidae : Dimegelasma345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Reticulariina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Reticulariinidae : Reticulariina345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Spirifer
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Girtyella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cranaenidae : Girtyella345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dichocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Dichocrinidae : Dichocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Dizygocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Batocrinidae : Dizygocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Forbesiocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Sagenocrinitidae : Forbesiocrinus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaeocapulus acutirostre
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Palaeocapulus : Palaeocapulus acutirostre345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Torynifer pseudolineatus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Elythidae : Torynifer : Torynifer pseudolineatus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentremites conoideus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites : Pentremites conoideus345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
Composita trinuclea
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita : Composita trinuclea345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaRue_County,_Kentucky
Wikidata ID:Q498128
GeoNames ID:4297424

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