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Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Tunbridge WellsBorough
KentCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Royal Tunbridge Wells68,910 (2017)
Paddock Wood7,840 (2018)
Pembury6,128 (2018)
Rusthall4,976 (2015)
Cranbrook4,368 (2018)
Hawkhurst3,963 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
335837
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335837:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Tunbridge Wells , Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Tunbridge Wells , Kent, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Танбридж-Уэллс, Кент, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
坦布里奇韋爾斯區, 肯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Cebuano:
Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Korean:
턴브리지웰스 구, 켄트주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Norwegian:
Tunbridge Wells , Kent, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Tunbridge Wells , Kent, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Serbo-Croatian:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Tunbridge Wells District, Kent, England, Storbritannien


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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed122 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wealden - Weald Clay - Upper1129.4 - 122.46 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Wealden2129.4 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Wealden - Wadhurst Clay3139.8 - 132.9 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Megalosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Megalosauridae : Megalosaurus145 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Iguanodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodon145 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Baryonyx walkeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Spinosauridae : Baryonyx : Baryonyx walkeri130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hastanectes valdensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Leptocleididae : Hastanectes : Hastanectes valdensis140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paxillitriletes
genus
Paxillitriletes140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_of_Tunbridge_Wells
Wikidata ID:Q894097
GeoNames ID:7290575

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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