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Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
ElsteraueMunicipality
BurgenlandkreisDistrict
Saxony-AnhaltState
GermanyCountry

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Views of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1899.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Aerial view of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1920.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Views of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1899.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Aerial view of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1920.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Views of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1899.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Aerial view of the Draschwitz lignite mining area, in 1920.

Draschwitz lignite mine, Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Mindat Locality ID:
359652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359652:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Elsteraue, Burgenland, Saxe-Anhalt, Allemagne
German:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
Italian:
Elsteraue, Circondario del Burgenland, Sassonia-Anhalt, Germania
Russian:
Эльстерауэ, Бургенланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
埃尔斯特劳埃, 布尔根兰县, 萨克森-安哈尔特, 德国
Spanish:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sajonia-Anhalt, Alemania
Bashkir:
Эльстерауэ, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Cebuano:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Alemanya
Danish:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Dutch:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Saksen-Anhalt, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Elsteraue, Distrikto Burgenland, Saksio-Anhalto, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
الشتراوه, کرتسشاو, زاکسن-آنهالت, آلمان
Hungarian:
Elsteraue, Szász-Anhalt, Németország
Japanese:
エルステラウェ, ブルゲンラント郡, ザクセン=アンハルト州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Эльстерауэ, Бургенланд, Саксония-Анхальт, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Эльстерауэ, Германия
Macedonian:
Елстерауе, Бургенланд, Саксонија-Анхалт, Германија
Malay:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Jerman
Polish:
Elsteraue, Powiat Burgenland, Saksonia-Anhalt, Niemcy
Romanian:
Elsteraue, Districtul Burgenland, Saxonia-Anhalt, Germania
Serbian:
Елстерауе, Саксонија-Анхалт, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Elsteraue, Saksonija-Anhalt, Njemačka
Swedish:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Tyskland
Traditional Chinese:
埃爾斯特勞埃, 薩克遜-雁候, 德國
Ukrainian:
Ельстерауе, Бургенланд, Саксонія-Ангальт, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Elsteraue, Saksoniya-Anhalt, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Elsteraue, Burgenland, Sachsen-Anhalt, Đức
Volapük:
Elsteraue, Saxän-Lanhaltän, Deutän
Waray:
Elsteraue, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Alemanya


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Rupel333.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Borna - Zeitz541.3 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dugongidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Carpinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Carpinus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Litsea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Litsea33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Coleoptera
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Potamogeton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Potamogetonaceae : Potamogeton33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Comptonia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Comptonia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myliobatis striatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis : Myliobatis striatus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Polycentropodidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Polycentropodidae41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Raja heinzelini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rajiformes : Rajidae : Raja : Raja heinzelini33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Aculeata
unranked clade
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Aculeata41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Athrotaxis
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae : Athrotaxis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Hydrocharis
genus
Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Liliopsida : Hydrocharis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Phoebe
genus
Phoebe33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Aphelocheirus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Aphelocheiridae : Aphelocheirus41.3 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Zanthoxylum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Rutaceae : Zanthoxylum33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsteraue
Wikidata ID:Q554758
GeoNames ID:6559281

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