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Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Francei
Regional Level Types
SensArrondissement
YonneDepartment
Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sens28,700 (2016)
Joigny11,527 (2016)
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne5,627 (2016)
Paron4,543 (2016)
Pont-sur-Yonne3,272 (2016)
Saint-Clément3,016 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
346404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346404:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
German:
Arrondissement Sens, Département Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Sens, Yonne, Borgogna-Franca Contea, Francia
Russian:
Санс, Йонна, Бургундия — Франш-Конте, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
桑斯, 约讷省, 勃艮第-弗朗什-孔泰大區, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Sens, Yonne, Borgoña-Franco Condado, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Sens, Yonne, Burgonja-Franche-Comté, Franca
Azeri:
Sans , Yonna, Burqundiya—Franş—Konte, Fransa
Basque:
Senseko barrutia, Yonne, Borgoina-Franche-Comté, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Bro-C'hall
Bulgarian:
Санс, Йон, Бургундия-Франш Конте, Франция
Catalan:
Districte de Sens, Yonne, Borgonya – Franc Comtat, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Sens, Yonne, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francie
Dutch:
Arrondissement Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankrijk
Esperanto:
Arondismento Sens, Yonne, Burgonjo-Franĉkonteo, Francio
Farsi/Persian:
سان, یون, بورگوین-فرانش-کنته, فرانسه
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Σανς, Ιόν, Βουργουνδία-Φρανς-Κοντέ, Γαλλία
Japanese:
サンス, ヨンヌ県, ブルゴーニュ=フランシュ=コンテ地域圏, フランス
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Санс, Йонна, Франция
Latin:
Agedincum, Icauna, Burgundia et Liber Comitatus, Francia
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Sens, Departement Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sens Kūn, Yonne, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
arrondiment de Sens, Yonne, Borgonha Franca Comtat, França
Polish:
Okręg Sens, Yonne, Burgundia-Franche-Comté, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Sens, Yonne, Franța
Serbian:
Санс, Јон, Бургундија-Франш-Конте, Француска
Slovak:
Sens, Yonne, Burgundsko-Franche-Comté, Francúzsko
Thai:
ซ็องส์, อียอน, แคว้นบูร์กอญ-ฟร็องช์-กงเต, ประเทศฝรั่งเศส
Ukrainian:
Санс, Йонна, Бургундія-Франш-Конте, Франція
Vietnamese:
Sens, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Pháp


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Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Craie de Sens1583.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Collignoniceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Collignoniceras93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enoploclytia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Erymidae : Enoploclytia145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Gastrosacus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Galatheidae : Gastrosacus145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Terebratula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Conulus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Echinoneoida : Conulidae : Conulus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Galeola
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Galeola83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Offaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Offaster83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tylosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Tylosaurus83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophiocoma senonensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiocomidae : Ophiocoma : Ophiocoma senonensis83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophiura serrata
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiacanthida : Ophiotitanos : Ophiotitanos serrata93.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cahuzacopsammia meandrinoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Cahuzacopsammia : Cahuzacopsammia meandrinoides28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ophioglypha pulchra
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Ophiura : Ophioglypha pulchra93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophiomusium vermiculatum
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiosphalmidae : Ophiomusium : Ophiomusium vermiculatum83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophiomusium rugosum
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Amphilepidida : Ophiolepididae : Ophiomusium : Ophiomusium rugosum83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prognathodon compressidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Prognathodon : Prognathodon compressidens83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Necrocarcinus woodwardii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Necrocarcinidae : Necrocarcinus : Necrocarcinus woodwardii145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Ivanoviella oxoniensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Ivanoviella : Ivanoviella oxoniensis164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Sens
Wikidata ID:Q702534
GeoNames ID:2975049

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