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Franklin County, Texas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Franklin CountyCounty
TexasState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mount Vernon2,753 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
43153
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43153:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Franklin, Texas, États-Unis
German:
Franklin County, Texas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Franklin, Texas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Франклин, Техас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
富蘭克林縣, 德克萨斯州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Franklin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Franklin County, Texas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة فرانكلين , تكساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ֆրանկլին շրջան, Տեխաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Franklin konderria , Texas
Bavarian:
Franklin County, Texas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফ্রাঙ্কলিন কাউন্টি, টেক্সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Франклин, Тексас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Franklin County, Texas
Czech:
Franklin County, Texas, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Franklin County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Franklini maakond , Texas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان فرانکلین، تگزاس, تگزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ფრანკლინის ოლქი, ტეხასი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hungarian:
Franklin megye, Texas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Franklin County, Texas, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Franklin, Texas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
フランクリン郡, テキサス州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Franklin Comitatus, Texia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Franklin County, Texas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Franklin Gông, Texas
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Franklin Kūn
Norwegian:
Franklin County, Texas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Franklin, Teksas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Franklin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Franklin, Texas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Franklin, Texas, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Franklin County, Texas, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Френклин, Тексас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Franklin County, Texas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Franklin County, Texas, USA
Traditional Chinese:
富蘭克林縣, 德薩斯州, 美國
Turkish:
Franklin, Teksas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Франклін, Техас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Franklin, Texas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Franklin, Texas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
فرینکلن کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس, ٹیکساس, امریکہ


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nacatoch Sand970.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calliomphalus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Calliomphalus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cucullaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Pterotrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aphrodina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Aphrodina72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Granocardium72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha protexta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Liopistha : Liopistha protexta72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Texas
Wikidata ID:Q110624
GeoNames ID:4692203


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