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Wanstrow, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WanstrowCivil Parish
MendipGroup of Divisions
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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences47
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Clifton Down Limestone11342.8 - 339.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Crinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Monobathrida
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Monobathrida342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Actinocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Actinocrinitidae : Actinocrinites342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Taxocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Taxocrinidae : Taxocrinus342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Archaeocidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Archaeocidaridae : Archaeocidaris342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Palaechinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Palaechinidae : Palaechinus342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Lissodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pseudodalatias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pseudodalatiidae : Pseudodalatias208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nemacanthus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Nemacanthus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Birgeria
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Birgeriidae : Birgeria208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Colobodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Colobodontidae : Colobodus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Placodontia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Procolophonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gephyrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Gephyrosauridae : Gephyrosaurus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pachystropheus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pachystropheus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Variodens
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trilophosauridae : Variodens208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Phytosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Phytosauria208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Thomasia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Haramiyidae : Thomasia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Thecodontosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Anchisauridae : Thecodontosaurus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Saurichthys acuminatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys acuminatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Camerata
subclass
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Camerata342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Platycrinitidae
family
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Platycrinitidae342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyclocyclicus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Cyclocyclicus342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Pentagonocyclicus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Pentagonocyclicus342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Synechodus rhaeticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Palaeospinacidae : Synechodus : Synechodus rhaeticus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Eozostrodon parvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Morganucodontidae : Eozostrodon : Eozostrodon parvus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Thomasia moorei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Thomasia : Thomasia moorei208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Vallisia coppi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Vallisia : Vallisia coppi208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Thomasia antiqua
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Thomasia : Thomasia antiqua208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sargodon tomicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae : Sargodon : Sargodon tomicus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Rhomphaiodon minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Rhomphaiodon : Rhomphaiodon minor208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lissodus minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus : Lissodus minimus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Hybodus cloacinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus cloacinus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Variodens inopinatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trilophosauridae : Variodens : Variodens inopinatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae : Pseudocetorhinus : Pseudocetorhinus pickfordi208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Palaeobates reticulatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Acrodontidae : Palaeobates : Palaeobates reticulatus208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Duffinselache holwellensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Duffinselache : Duffinselache holwellensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Agkistracanthus mitgelensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Myriacanthidae : Agkistracanthus : Agkistracanthus mitgelensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gyrolepis albertii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Palaeoniscidae : Gyrolepis : Gyrolepis albertii208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gephyrosaurus evansae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Gephyrosaurus : Gephyrosaurus evansae208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi
species
Penegephyrosaurus : Penegephyrosaurus curtiscoppi208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
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