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Minamiawaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Minamiawaji CityCity
Hyogo PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fukura18,721 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338265:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japon
German:
Minamiawaji, Präfektur Hyogo, Japan
Italian:
Minamiawaji, prefettura di Hyōgo, Giappone
Russian:
Минамиавадзи, Хёго, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
南淡路市, 兵库县, 日本
Spanish:
Minamiawaji, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón
Arabic:
مينامياواجي , هيوغو, اليابان
Asturian:
Minamiawaji, prefeutura de Hyōgo, Xapón
Bengali:
মিনামিয়াওয়াজি, হিয়োগো প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Minamiawaji Shi, Hyōgo-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
南淡路市, 兵庫縣, 日本
Danish:
Minamiawaji, Hyougo-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
مینامی‌آواجی, استان هیوگو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgon prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Minamiawaji, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Xapón
Greek:
Μιναμιαβάτζι, Χιγκόρο, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
મિનામિયાવાજી, હ્યોગો પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
मिनामियावाजी, ह्योगो प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Minamiawaji, Prefektur Hyogo, Jepang
Japanese:
南あわじ市, 兵庫県, 日本
Kannada:
ಮಿನಮಿಯಾವಾಜಿ, ಹೈಗೊ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
미나미아와지시, 효고현, 일본
Latvian:
Minamiavaji, Hjogo prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Minamijavadžis, Hiogo prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Minamiawaji, Wilayah Hyōgo, Jepun
Marathi:
मिनामियावाजी, ह्योगो, जपान
Mazanderani:
مینامی آواجی، هیوگو, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Minamiawazi-chhī, Hyôgo-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japan
Polish:
Minamiawaji, Prefektura Hyōgo, Japonia
Portuguese:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Japão
Romanian:
Minamiawaji, Prefectura Hyōgo, Japonia
Sinhalese:
මිනමියාවජි, හයෝගෝ ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovenian:
Minamiawaji, prefektura Hyōgo, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
می‌نامی‌آواجی، هیوقو, هیوقو اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Minamiawaji, Hyogo prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Minamiawaji, Prepektura ng Hyōgo, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Минамиауаҷи, Префектураи Ҳёго, Ҷопон
Tamil:
மினாமியாவாஜி, ஹயோகோ ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Telugu:
మినమియావాజ, హయోగో ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
มินาเมียวาจิ, จังหวัดเฮียวโงะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
南淡路, 兵庫縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Minamiawaji, Japan
Turkish:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Мінамі-Авадзі, Префектура Хіого, Японія
Urdu:
مینامیاواجی, ہیوگو پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Minamiawaji, Hyōgo, Hapon


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Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences52
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 8 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nipponitys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Nipponitys83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saghalinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tetragonitidae : Saghalinites70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasaurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Mosasaurinae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus)83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Zelandites varuna
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Zelandites : Zelandites varuna70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras texanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras : Solenoceras texanum83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gigantocapulus problematicus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Gigantocapulidae : Gigantocapulus : Gigantocapulus problematicus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) hetonaiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras : Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) hetonaiense83.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gaudryceras kayei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Gaudryceras kayei70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baculites inornatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites : Baculites inornatus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeozostera lineata
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Zosteraceae : Archaeozostera : Archaeozostera lineata100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeozostera minor
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Zosteraceae : Archaeozostera : Archaeozostera minor100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeozostera longifolia
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Zosteraceae : Archaeozostera : Archaeozostera longifolia100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeozostera pinnata
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Zosteraceae : Archaeozostera : Archaeozostera pinnata100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Archaeopus ezoensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Ocypodidae : Archaeopus : Archaeopus ezoensis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Neophylloceras : Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) surya83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anagaudryceras matsumotoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Anagaudryceras : Anagaudryceras matsumotoi70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pravitoceras sigmoidale
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Pravitoceras : Pravitoceras sigmoidale83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) awajiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) awajiensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) subcompressus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Pachydiscus : Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) subcompressus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Patagiosites laevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Patagiosites : Patagiosites laevis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gaudryceras izumiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Gaudryceras izumiense70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gaudryceras striatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Gaudryceras : Gaudryceras striatum83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Didymoceras awajiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Didymoceras : Didymoceras awajiense83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras (Oxybeloceras) humei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Diplomoceratidae : Oxybeloceras : Solenoceras (Oxybeloceras) humei83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 20 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamiawaji
Wikidata ID:Q869004
GeoNames ID:7370817


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