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Münchwilen, Thurgau, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
MünchwilenDistrict
ThurgauCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aadorf7,620 (2013)
Sirnach6,463 (2013)
Münchwilen4,612 (2013)
Wängi4,051 (2015)
Eschlikon3,425 (2013)
Rickenbach bei Wil2,714 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
452788
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:452788:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Münchwilen, canton de Thurgovie, Suisse
German:
Bezirk Münchwilen, Kanton Thurgau, Schweiz
Italian:
distretto di Münchwilen, Canton Turgovia, Svizzera
Russian:
Мюнхвилен, Тургау, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
明希维伦区, 圖爾高州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Distrito de Münchwilen, Turgovia, Suiza
Alemannic:
Bezirk Münchwilen, Kanton Thurgau, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Arabic:
مقاطعة مونكفيلن, كانتون تورغاو, سويسرا
Basque:
Münchwilen barrutia, Turgovia, Suitza
Catalan:
districte de Münchwilen, Turgòvia, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Münchwilen District, Kanton Thurgau, Swisa
Chuvash:
Мюнхвилен, Тургау, Швейцари
Czech:
Okres Münchwilen, Thurgau, Švýcarsko
Dutch:
Münchwilen, Thurgau, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Münchwilen, Kantono Turgovio, Svisujo
Latin:
Münchwilen, Turgovia, Helvetia
Lombard:
Münchwilen, Canton Türgovia, Svizera
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Münchwilen Koān, Thurgau Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Distriktet Münchwilen, Thurgau, Sveits
Polish:
Okręg Münchwilen, Turgowia, Szwajcaria
Portuguese:
Distrito de Münchwilen, Turgóvia, Suíça
Swedish:
Bezirk Münchwilen, Thurgau, Schweiz
Ukrainian:
Мюнхвілен, Тургау, Швейцарія
Venetian:
Distreto de Münchwilen, Canton Turgovia, Svìzera
Vietnamese:
Münchwilen, Thurgau, Thụy Sĩ
Waray:
Münchwilen, Thurgau, Swiza


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Soricidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Plesiodimylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dimylidae : Plesiodimylus13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Sciuridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Gliridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Cricetidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Ochotonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Glirudinus undosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Glirudinus : Glirudinus undosus13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Celtis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cannabaceae : Celtis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Bransatoglis astaracensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Bransatoglis : Bransatoglis astaracensis13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Keramidomys carpathicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Keramidomys : Keramidomys carpathicus13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Spermophilinus bredai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilinus : Spermophilinus bredai13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Megacricetodon minor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Megacricetodon : Megacricetodon minor13.65 - 11.1 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchwilen_District
Wikidata ID:Q182001
GeoNames ID:8260145


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