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Fara San Martino, Chieti Province, Abruzzo, Italyi
Regional Level Types
Fara San MartinoCommune
Chieti ProvinceProvince
AbruzzoRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fara San Martino1,506 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
374113
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:374113:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Fara San Martino, Province de Chieti, Abruzzes, Italie
German:
Fara San Martino, Provinz Chieti, Abruzzen, Italien
Italian:
Fara San Martino, Provincia di Chieti, Abruzzo, Italia
Russian:
Фара-Сан-Мартино, Провинция Кьети, Абруццо (Абруцци), Италия
Simplified Chinese:
法拉圣马蒂诺, 基耶蒂省, 阿布鲁佐, 意大利
Spanish:
Fara San Martino, Provincia de Chieti, Abruzos, Italia
Arabic:
فارا سان مارتينو, مقاطعة كييتي, أبروتسو, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Ֆարա Սան Մարտինո, Կիետի, Աբրուցո, Իտալիա
Aromanian:
Fara San Martino, Abruzzo, Italia
Basque:
Fara San Martino, Chietiko probintzia, Abruzzo, Italia
Bulgarian:
Фара Сан Мартино, Киети, Абруцо, Италия
Catalan:
Fara San Martino, Província de Chieti, Abruços, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italya
Central Bikol:
Fara San Martino, Provincia nin Chieti, Abruzzo, Italya
Dutch:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzen, Italië
Esperanto:
Fara San Martino, Provinco de Chieti, Abruco, Italio
Farsi/Persian:
فارا سن مارتینو, استان کییتی, ابروتزو, ایتالیا
Finnish:
Fara San Martino, Chietin maakunta, Abruzzo, Italia
Hungarian:
Fara San Martino, Chieti megye, Abruzzo, Olaszország
Interlingua:
Fara San Martino, provincia Chieti, Abruzzo, Italia
Japanese:
ファーラ・サン・マルティーノ, キエーティ県, アブルッツォ州, イタリア
Javanese:
Fara San Martino, Provinsi Chieti, Abruzzo, Itali
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Фара-Сан-Мартино, Абруццо, Италия
Korean:
파라산마르티노, 키에티현, 아브루초주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Phara Sancti Martini, Provincia Teatina (Provincia Theatina; Provincia Teatis), Aprutium, Italia
Lombard:
Fara San Martino, Pruvincia de Chieti, Abruzzo, Italia
Malay:
Fara San Martino, Wilayah Chieti, Abruzzo, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fara San Martino, Chieti Séng, Abruzzo, Italia
Neapolitan:
Fara San Martino, Pruvincia 'e Chiete (Pruvìngie de Chjìte), Abruzzo (Abbrùzze; Abbrìzze; Abbrèzze; Abruzzu), Italia
Occitan:
Fara San Martino, Província de Chieti, Abruç, Itàlia
Piedmontese:
Fara San Martino, Provincia ëd Chieti, Abruss, Italia
Polish:
Fara San Martino, Prowincja Chieti, Abruzja, Włochy
Portuguese:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzos, Itália
Romanian:
Fara San Martino, Provincia Chieti, Abruzzo, Italia
Scots:
Fara San Martino, Province o Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
Serbian:
Fara San Martino, Кјети, Абруцо, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italija
Sicilian:
Fara San Martinu, Pruvincia di Chieti, Abbruzzu, Italia
South Azerbaijani:
فارا سن مارتینو, کییتی اوستانی, آبروتزو, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italien
Tarantino:
Fara San Martino, Provinge de Chieti, Abbruzze, Itaglie
Ukrainian:
Фара-Сан-Мартіно, К'єті , Абруццо, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Italiya
Venetian:
Fara San Martino, Provincia de Chieti, Abruso, Itałia
Volapük:
Fara San Martino, Litaliyän
Waray:
Fara San Martino, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italya


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences40
Youngest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cima delle Murelle4083.6 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chrysalidina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Chrysalidinidae : Chrysalidina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cisalveolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Alveolinidae : Cisalveolina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cuneolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Cuneolinidae : Cuneolina93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dicyclina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Dicyclinidae : Dicyclina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Murgella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Murgella93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nezzazata
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae : Nezzazata100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nummofallotia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Meandropsinidae : Nummofallotia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbitolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Orbitolinidae : Orbitolina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Praealveolina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Alveolinidae : Praealveolina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudorhapydionina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Pseudorhapydionina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudorhipidionina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Soritidae : Pseudorhipidionina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vidalina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Vidalina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caprina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinidae : Caprina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caprinula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinulidae : Caprinula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Distefanella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Distefanella93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Icthyosarcolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Ichthyosarcolitidae : Icthyosarcolites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lapeirousia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Lapeirousia83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Milovanovicia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Milovanovicia93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaccinites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Vaccinites83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Praturlonella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Praturlonella100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trocholina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Involutinida : Trocholinidae : Trocholina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Jerinella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Jerinella93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Montcharmontia
genus
Foraminifera : Montcharmontia93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippurites colliciatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Hippurites : Hippurites colliciatus93.9 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Joufia reticulata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Joufia : Joufia reticulata83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cisalveolina fraasi
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Alveolinidae : Cisalveolina : Cisalveolina fraasi100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauvagesia tenuicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Sauvagesia : Sauvagesia tenuicostata93.9 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vaccinites sulcatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Hippuritidae : Vaccinites : Vaccinites sulcatus93.9 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caprina baylei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinidae : Caprina : Caprina baylei100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fara_San_Martino
Wikidata ID:Q51219
GeoNames ID:6537478


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