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Castle Eden, County Durham, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Castle EdenCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
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Mindat Locality ID:
344489
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344489:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Castle Eden, Durham, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Cebuano:
Castle Eden , County Durham, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Castle Eden, Durham, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Polish:
Castle Eden, Durham, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Castle Eden, Durham, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Castle Eden, Swydd Durham, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Castle Eden Fissure-Fill111.806 - 0.126 Ma (Pleistocene)
Ford2259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Apidae
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Apidae : Apidae1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Permophorus costatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Permophorus : Permophorus costatus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Janeia normalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Solemyidae : Janeia : Janeia normalis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Forficula auricularia
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Forficulidae : Forficula : Forficula auricularia1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Xantholinus linearis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Xantholinus : Xantholinus linearis1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hydraena reidiana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydraenidae : Hydraena : Hydraena reidiana1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Cartodere nodifer
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Latridiidae : Cartodere : Cartodere nodifer1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Anobium punctatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Ptinidae : Anobium : Anobium punctatum1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Trechus praeglacialis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Trechus : Trechus praeglacialis1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Abax durhamianus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Abax : Abax durhamianus1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Argutor pliocenicus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Pterostichus : Argutor pliocenicus1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Hydroporus discretus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Hydroporus : Hydroporus discretus1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Phytodecta (Goniomena) exilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Gonioctena : Phytodecta (Goniomena) exilis1.806 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Eden
Wikidata ID:Q5050070
GeoNames ID:7294665

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