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Dowlish Wake, South Somerset, Somerset, England, UKi
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Dowlish WakeCivil Parish
South SomersetDistrict
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EnglandConstituent Country
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Neighbouring regions:
Cudworth, South Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
Donyatt, South Somerset, Somerset, England, UK
Type:
Civil Parish
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dowlish Wake293 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
465296
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:465296:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kimmeridge Clay1150.8 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Lias1182.7 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Marlstone Rock1189.6 - 183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Thecocyathus
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Thecocyathus182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Stenopterygius
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stenopterygiidae : Stenopterygius182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Thalassophonea
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Pliosauridae : Thalassophonea157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Prionorhynchia serrata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Prionorhynchiidae : Prionorhynchia : Prionorhynchia serrata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Quadratirhynchia quadrata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Quadratirhynchia : Quadratirhynchia quadrata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
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GeoNames ID:7297215


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