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Mons, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, Francei
Regional Level Types
MonsCommune
AlèsArrondissement
GardDepartment
OccitanieRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mons1,490 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
355213
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:355213:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Mons
French:
Mons, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, France
German:
Mons, Arrondissement Alès, Gard, Okzitanien, Frankreich
Italian:
Mons, arrondissement di Alès, Gard, Occitania, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
蒙镇, 阿勒斯区, 加尔省, 奥克西塔尼大区, 法国
Spanish:
Mons, Distrito de Alès, Gard, Occitania, Francia
Afrikaans:
Mons, Gard, Oksitanië, Frankryk
Aragonese:
Mons, Destrito d'Alès, Gardon, Occitania, Francia
Asturian:
Mons, Gard, Francia
Bambara:
Mons, Faransi
Basque:
Mons, Alèseko barrutia, Gard, Okzitania, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Mons, Frankreich
Buginese:
Mons, Perancis
Catalan:
Monts, Districte d'Alès, Gard, Occitània, França
Cebuano:
Mons, Arrondissement d'Alès, Gard, Occitanie, Pransiya
Chechen:
Мон (Гар), Франци
Corsican:
Mons, Francia
Croatian:
Mons, Francuska
Czech:
Mons, Arrondissement Alès, Gard, Okcitánie, Francie
Danish:
Mons, Gard, Occitanie, Frankrig
Dutch:
Mons, Arrondissement Alès, Gard, Occitanie, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Mons, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Mons, Gard, Okcitanio, Francio
Estonian:
Mons, Gardi departemang, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Mons, Frakland
Finnish:
Mons, Gard, Oksitania , Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Mons, Gard, France
Friulian:
Mons, France
Galician:
Mons, Gard, Occitania, Francia
Greenlandic:
Mons, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Mons, Gard, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Mons, Frakkland
Ido:
Mons, Francia
Indonesian:
Mons, Arondisemen Alès, Gard, Ositania, Perancis
Interlingua:
Mons, Departimento Gard, Francia
Interlingue:
Mons, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Mons, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Mons, Frans
Kabyle:
Mons, Fransa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мон, Гар, Франция
Kazakh (Latin Script):
Mon
Kongo:
Mons, Gard, Fwalansa
Latin:
Mons, Vardo, Occitania, Francia
Latvian:
Mons, Gāra, Francija
Ligurian:
Mons, Fransa
Limburgian:
Mons, Gard, Occitanië, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Mons, Gāra, Oksitanija, Prancūzija
Lombard:
Mons, Gard, Frància
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mons, Gard, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Mons, Arrondissement Alès, Departement Gard, Occitanie, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Mons, Gard, Frantsa
Malay:
Mons, Gard, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Mons, Parancih
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mons, Alès Kūn, Gard, Hoat-kok
Narom:
Mons, France
Neapolitan:
Mons, Franza
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mons, Departementet Gard, Frankrike
Occitan:
Mont, Arrondiment d'Alés, Gard, Occitània, França
Papiamento:
Mons, Fransia
Picard:
Mons, Occitanie, Franche
Piedmontese:
Mons, Dipartiment dël Gard, Fransa
Polish:
Mons, Okręg Alès, Gard, Oksytania, Francja
Portuguese:
Mons (Gard), Gard, Occitânia, França
Romanian:
Mons, Arondismentul Alès, Gard, Occitania, Franța
Romansh:
Mons, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Mons, Frantza
Scots:
Mons, Gard, Occitanie, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Mons, Gard, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Mons, Gard, Francia
Slovak:
Mons, Alès, Gard, Occitánia, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Mons, Gard, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Mons, Gard, Occitanien, Frankrike
Turkish:
Mons, Gard, Occitanie, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Мон, Гар, Окситанія, Франція
Venetian:
Mons, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Mons, Alès, Gard, Occitanie, Pháp
Volapük:
Mons, Gard, Loxitän, Fransän
Walloon:
Mons, France
Waray:
Mons, Gard, Occitanie, Fransya
Welsh:
Mons, Gard, Ocsitania, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Mons, Gard, Occitanie, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Mons, Faraas
Zulu:
Mons, IFulansi


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences51
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed38.0 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Orthoptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Coleoptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bibionidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acridinae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Acrididae : Acridinae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lepidoptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Lepidoptera38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Formica
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formica38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Sciara
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Sciaridae : Sciara38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Syrphidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Syrphidae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pimpla
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Pimpla38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dytiscus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dytiscidae : Dytiscus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ensifera
suborder
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Ensifera38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acrididae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Acrididae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lestes regina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Lestidae : Lestes : Lestes regina38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Apion
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Apionidae : Apion38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Entiminae
subfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Entiminae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lithymnetoides laurenti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Tettigoniidae : Lithymnetoides : Lithymnetoides laurenti38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acheta marioni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Gryllidae : Acheta : Acheta marioni38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Harpalus oustaleti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Harpalus : Harpalus oustaleti38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Scarites robustiventris
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Scarites : Scarites robustiventris38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Enochrus striatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : Enochrus : Enochrus striatus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protainophthalmus margarus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Protainophthalmus : Protainophthalmus margarus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Anomalon afflictum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Anomalon : Anomalon afflictum38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tetraponera oligocenica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Tetraponera : Tetraponera oligocenica38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dolichoderus oviformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Dolichoderus : Dolichoderus oviformis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pepsinites contentus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Pompilidae : Pepsinites : Pepsinites contentus38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tenthredinites bifasciata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Pompilidae : Tenthredinites : Tenthredinites bifasciata38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tetralonia berlandi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Apidae : Tetralonia : Tetralonia berlandi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Penthetria longiventris
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Penthetria : Penthetria longiventris38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Plecia angustiventris
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia angustiventris38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Plecia foersteri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Plecia : Plecia foersteri38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Penthetria longa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Penthetria : Penthetria longa38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Penthetria graciliventris
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Penthetria : Penthetria graciliventris38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bibio celasensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Bibio : Bibio celasensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Penthetria elongatipennis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Penthetria : Penthetria elongatipennis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula marioni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula marioni38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula indura
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula indura38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Thereva marcelini
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Therevidae : Thereva : Thereva marcelini38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Nezara latitesta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pentatomidae : Nezara : Nezara latitesta38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lygaeus celasensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Lygaeidae : Lygaeus : Lygaeus celasensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Penthetria claripennis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Penthetria : Penthetria claripennis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Timeropus hersiliformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Timeropus : Timeropus hersiliformis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Aphodius theobaldi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Aphodiidae : Aphodius : Aphodius theobaldi38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Corimaliini
tribe
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brentidae : Corimaliini38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons,_Gard
Wikidata ID:Q860024
GeoNames ID:6616441


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