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Liulin County, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Liulin CountyCounty
LüliangPrefecture-level City
ShanxiProvince
ChinaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
334524
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334524:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xian de Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, Chine
German:
Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Italian:
Contea di Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, Cina
Russian:
Люлинь, Люйлян, Шаньси, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
柳林县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国
Cebuano:
Liulin Xian, Lüliang , Shanxi Sheng, Tsina
Dutch:
Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان لیولین, لولیانگ, شانشی, جمهوری خلق چین
Gan:
柳林县, 吕梁市, 山西, 中國
Japanese:
柳林県, 呂梁市, 山西省, 中国
Korean:
류린현, 뤼량시, 산시성, 중국
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Liú-lîm-koān, Lī-liông-chhī, Soaⁿ-sai-séng, Tiong-hôa
Norwegian:
Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Swedish:
Liulin, Lüliang, Shanxi, Kina
Traditional Chinese:
柳林, 呂梁, 山西, 中國
Urdu:
لیولن کاؤنٹی, لولیانگ, شنسی, چین
Vietnamese:
Liễu Lâm, Lữ Lương, Sơn Tây, Trung Quốc
Wu Chinese:
柳林县, 吕梁市, 山西省, 中国


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ermaying - Upper3247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Shihtienfeng, Shiqianfeng, Sunjiagou8254.17 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pareiasauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Archosauromorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauromorpha247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Therapsida
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Therapsida254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Kannemeyeriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kannemeyeriidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pareiasauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauria254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Sanchuansaurus : Sanchuansaurus pygmaeus254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Shihtienfenia permica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Shihtienfenia : Shihtienfenia permica254.17 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Nothogomphodon sanjiaoensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Nothogomphodontidae : Nothogomphodon : Nothogomphodon sanjiaoensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liulin_County
Wikidata ID:Q1197466
GeoNames ID:1802979

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

China
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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