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Birmingham, West Midlands Metropolitan County, England, UKi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Birmingham984,333 (2012)
Sutton Coldfield107,030 (2013)
Aston32,286 (2018)
Acocks Green26,635 (2017)
Bartley Green25,473 (2010)
Hockley13,919 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
302394
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302394:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Birmingham, Midlands de l'Ouest, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Бирмингем, Уэст-Мидлендс, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
伯明翰, 西米德蘭茲郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Birmingham, Midlands Occidentales, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Birmingham, Wes-Midlands, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Albanian:
Birmingham, Anglia, Mbretëria e Bashkuar e Britanisë së Madhe dhe Irlandës së Veriut
Amharic:
በርሚንግሃም, ኢንግላንድ, ዩናይትድ ኪንግደም
Anglo-Saxon:
Beormingahām, Westmidlandscīr, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce
Arabic:
برمنهام, ويست مدلاندز, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Aragonese:
Birmingham, Anglaterra, Reino Unito
Armenian:
Բիրմինգհեմ, Ուեսթ Միդլանդս, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Aromanian:
Birmingham, Anglia, Britania Mari
Asturian:
Birmingham, Tierres Medies Occidentales, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Aymara:
Birmingham
Azeri:
Birmingem, İngiltərə, Böyük Britaniya
Bashkir:
Бирмингем, Англия, Бөйөк Британия
Basque:
Birmingham, Mendebaldeko Midlands, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Bavarian:
Birmingham, England, Vaoanigts Kinireich
Belarusian:
Бірмінгем, Уэст-Мідлендс, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бірмінггэм, Ўэст-Мідлэндс, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
বার্মিংহাম, ওয়েস্ট মিডল্যান্ড, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Bosnian:
Birmingham, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Breton:
Birmingham, Kontelezh Kornôg Midlands, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Бирмингам, Уест Мидландс, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Burmese:
ဘာမင်ဂမ်မြို့, အင်္ဂလန်နိုင်ငံ, ယူနိုက်တက်ကင်းဒမ်းနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Birmingham , West Midlands, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
بێرمینگام, ئینگلستان, شانشینی یەکگرتوو
Chechen:
Бирмингем, Ингалс, Йоккха Британи
Chuvash:
Бирмингем, Англи, Аслă Британи
Corsican:
Birmingham, Regnu Unitu
Croatian:
Birmingham, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Czech:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Birmingham, Engelaand (regio), Verienigd Keuninkriek
Emilian-Romagnol:
Birmingham, Inghiltèra, Régn Unî
Esperanto:
Birmingham, Uesta Mezlando, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia
Faroese:
Birmingham, Ongland, Stóra Bretland
Farsi/Persian:
بیرمنگام, میدلندز غربی, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Birmingham, Länsi-Midlands, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Franco-Provençal:
Birmingham, Royômo-Uni
Friulian:
Birmingham, Anglie, Ream Unît
Galician:
Birmingham, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Georgian:
ბირმინგემი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Gilaki:
بیرمنگام
Greek:
Μπέρμιγχαμ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Guarani:
Birmingham, Ingyaterra, Tavetã Joaju
Gujarati:
બર્મિંગહામ, પશ્ચિમ મિડલેન્ડ્સ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hakka:
Birmingham, England, Yîn-koet
Hausa:
Birmingham, Birtaniya
Hebrew:
ברמינגהאם, וסט מידלנדס, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
बर्मिंघम, वेस्ट मिडलैंड्स, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Birmingham, West Midlands , Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Birmingham, Vestur-Miðhéruð, England, Bretland
Ido:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglia, Unionita Rejio
Indonesian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Inggris, Britania Raya
Interlingua:
Birmingham, Anglaterra, Regno Unite
Interlingue:
Birmingham, Anglia, Reyatu Unit
Irish Gaelic:
Birmingham, Midlands Thiar, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
バーミンガム, ウェスト・ミッドランズ, イングランド, イギリス
Javanese:
Birmingham, Inggris, Karajan Manunggal
Kannada:
ಬರ್ಮಿಂಗ್ಹ್ಯಾಮ್, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಮಿಡ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Karakalpak:
Birmingem, Angliya
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бирмингем, Англия, Ұлыбритания
Kongo:
Birmingham, Royaume-Uni
Korean:
버밍엄, 웨스트미들랜즈주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Kyrgyz:
Бирмингем шаары, Англия, Улуу Британия жана Түндүк Ирландия
Latin:
Birminghamia, Mediterranea Occidentalia, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Birmingema, Vestmidlendas grāfiste, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Ligurian:
Birmingham, Inghiltæra, Regno Unïo
Limburgian:
Birmingham, Ingeland, Vereineg Keuninkriek
Lithuanian:
Birmingamas, Vakarų Midlandsas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Low Saxon/Low German:
Birmingham, England, Vereenigt Königriek vun Grootbritannien un Noordirland
Luxembourgish:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Macedonian:
Бирмингем, Западен Мидлендс, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Malagasy:
Birmingham, Fanjakana Mitambatra
Malay:
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Malayalam:
ബിർമിങ്ഹാം, ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്, യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം
Manx:
Birmingham, Mean-çheerey Heear Hostyn, Sostyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Marathi:
बर्मिंगहॅम, वेस्ट मिडलंड्स, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Mazanderani:
بیرمنگام, بریتانیا
Minangkabau:
Birmingham, Inggirih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Mongolian:
Бирмингем, Англи, Их Британи
Nahuatl:
Birmingham, Inglaterra, Tlacetililli Hueyitlahtohcayotl
Narom:
Birmingham, Angliétèrre, Rouoyaume Unni
Neapolitan:
Birmingham, Ngreterra, Gran Vretagna
Norwegian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Storbritannia
Novial:
Birmingham, Unionati Regia
Occitan:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglatèrra, Reialme Unit
Ossetian:
Бирмингем, Англис, Стыр Британи
Picard:
Birmingham, Ingueltière, Roéyôme-Uni
Piedmontese:
Birmingham, Anghiltèra, Regn Unì
Polish:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Birmingham, Midlands Ocidentais, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Punjabi:
ਬਰਮਿੰਘਮ, ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ, ਯੂਨਾਈਟਡ ਕਿੰਗਡਮ
Quechua:
Birmingham, Inlatirra, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Romansh:
Birmingham, Engalterra, Reginavel Unì
Samogitian:
Bėrmingams, Onglėjė, Jongtėnė Karalīstė
Sanskrit:
बर्मिङ्घम्, इङ्ग्लेण्ड्, संयुक्ताधिराज्यम्
Sardinian:
Birmingham, Inghilterra, Rennu Unidu
Saterland Frisian:
Birmingham, Änglound, Fereeniged Köönichriek fon Groot-Britannien un Noudirlound
Scots:
Birmingham, Wast Midlands, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Birmingham, Sasainn, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Serbian:
Бирмингем, Западни Мидлендс, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Sicilian:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Nglaterra, Regnu Unitu
Silesian:
Birmingham, Yngland, Wjelgo Brytańijo
Sinhalese:
බර්මින්ග්හැම්, එංගලන්තය, එක්සත් රාජධානිය
Slovak:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Birmingham, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
Somali:
Birmingham, Ingiriiska, Midowga boqortooyada Britan
South Azerbaijani:
بیرمینگام, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Birmingham, Uingereza, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Storbritannien
Tagalog:
Birmingham, Inglatera, United Kingdom
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Бирмингем, Англия, Британия
Tamil:
பர்மிங்காம், மேற்கு மிட்லாண்ட்ஸ், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Birminghem, Англия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
బర్మింగ్‌హామ్, పశ్చిమ మిడ్ ల్యాండ్స్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Thai:
เบอร์มิงแฮม, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
伯明翰, 西密德蘭, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Birmingham, West Midlands, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Twi:
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Ukrainian:
Бірмінгем, Західний Мідленд, Англія, Велика Британія
Upper Sorbian:
Birmingham, Jendźelska, Zjednoćene kralestwo
Urdu:
برمنگھم, مغربی مڈلینڈز, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Uyghur:
Birmin'gxam, بۈيۈك بېرىتانىيە
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Birmingem, Angliya, Birlashgan Qirollik
Venetian:
Birmingham, Inghiltera, Regno Unìo
Veps:
Birmingem, Anglii, Sur' Britanii
Vietnamese:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Birmingham, West Midlands, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Walloon:
Birmingham, Grande Burtaegne
Waray:
Birmingham, West Midlands , Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Birmingham, Gorllewin Canolbarth Lloegr, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Flemish:
Birmingham, Iengeland, Verênigd Keunienkryk
West Frisian:
Birmingham, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk
Western Punjabi:
برمنگم, ویسٹمڈلینڈز, انگلستان, برطانیہ
Wolof:
Birmingham, Nguur-Yu-Bennoo
Yiddish:
בירמינגהאם, ענגלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך
Zazaki:
Birmingham, İngıltere, Qraliya Yewbiyayiye
Zulu:
Birmingham, INgilandi, Umbuso Ohlangeneyo


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences54
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed426 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bromsgrove Sandstone - Finstall2247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Downton Castle Sandstone - Ludlow Bone Bed10423 - 419.2 Ma (Paleozoic)
Upper Whitcliffe42423 - 419.2 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Thelodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Loganelliidae : Thelodus425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Thelodus parvidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Loganelliidae : Thelodus : Thelodus parvidens425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Willsiscorpio bromsgroviensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Willsiscorpionidae : Willsiscorpio : Willsiscorpio bromsgroviensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Spongiophonus pustulosus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Vaejovidae : Spongiophonus : Spongiophonus pustulosus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Wurmiella excavata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Spathognathodontodae : Wurmiella : Wurmiella excavata425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Ozarkodina confluens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Ozarkodina : Ozarkodina confluens425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Paralogania ludlowiensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Agnatha : Loganelliformes : Loganelliidae : Paralogania : Paralogania ludlowiensis425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Nethertonodus prodigialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Shieliiformes : Shieliidae : Nethertonodus : Nethertonodus prodigialis425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Thelodus trilobatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Loganelliidae : Thelodus : Thelodus trilobatus425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Panderodus sulcatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : Panderodus sulcatus425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Coryssognathus dubius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Coryssognathus : Coryssognathus dubius425.6 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Panderodus serratus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Distacodontidae : Panderodus : Panderodus serratus425.6 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham
Wikidata ID:Q2256
GeoNames ID:2655603

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