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Skövde, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
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The former Ranstad Uranium Mine, now a small lake, Tranebärssjön.

Ranstad Uranium Mine, Skövde, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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The former Ranstad Uranium Mine, now a small lake, Tranebärssjön.

Ranstad Uranium Mine, Skövde, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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The former Ranstad Uranium Mine, now a small lake, Tranebärssjön.

Ranstad Uranium Mine, Skövde, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Skövde36,842 (2017)
Skultorp3,644 (2017)
Stöpen1,373 (2017)
Tidan989 (2017)
Timmersdala895 (2017)
Igelstorp648 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
468179
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:468179:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Skövde, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Skövde, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Skövde, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Шёвде, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
舍夫德市镇, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Skövde, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Asturian:
Skövde, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Skövde udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Шэўдэ, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Шьовде, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Cebuano:
Skövde Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Czech:
Skövde, Västra Götaland, Švédsko
Danish:
Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Skövde, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Esperanto:
Skövde, Västra Götalands län, Svedio
Faroese:
Skövde kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش هووده, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Skövden kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Galician:
Skövde, Condado de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Hungarian:
Skövde község, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Japanese:
ショーヴデ, ヴェストラ・イェータランド県, スウェーデン
Korean:
셰브데시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Ladin:
Skövde
Limburgian:
Skövde, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lombard:
Skövde, Svezia
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Skövde, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Skövde Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Frisian:
Skövde , Swärik
Northern Sami:
Skövde gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Skövde kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Ossetian:
Шёвдейы коммунæ, Вестрæ-Гёталанд, Швеци
Polish:
Gmina Skövde, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Skövde, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Skövde, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Skövde Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Slovak:
Skövde, Västra Götaland, Švédsko
Slovenian:
Skövde kommun, Švedska
Swedish:
Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Traditional Chinese:
舍夫德市鎮, 瑞典
Ukrainian:
Шевде, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Skövde, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Skövde, Sweden


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences147
Youngest Fossil Listed444 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 11 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Phosphannulus
genus
Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Phosphannulus457.5 - 452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Lingulella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulella457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Paterula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Paterulidae : Paterula468.1 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rosobolus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Zhanatellidae : Rosobolus466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Rowellella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Rowellella457.5 - 452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Acanthambonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Siphonotretida : Siphonotretidae : Acanthambonia466 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Acrotretella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Torynelasmatidae : Acrotretella452 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Biernatia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Biernatia468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cyrtonotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Cyrtonotreta466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eoconulus
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Eoconulidae : Eoconulus468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hisingerella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Hisingerella457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Scaphelasma
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Schizotreta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Schizotreta457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Torynelasma
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Torynelasmatidae : Torynelasma468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Drabovia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Drabovia445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Acrotretinae
subfamily
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Acrotretinae460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Glossellinae
subfamily
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Glossellinae457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Orbiculoideinae
subfamily
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoideinae466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Brachaktassia triangularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Brachaktassia : Brachaktassia triangularis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Leptaena (Leptaena) trifidum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena (Leptaena) trifidum445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hindella incipiens
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella : Hindella incipiens445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Lingulellinae
subfamily
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulellinae466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Leptaena rugosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena rugosa445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cheirocrinidae : Cheirocrinus : Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Glyptosphaeritidae : Glyptosphaerites : Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Asaphus : Asaphus (Neoasaphus) ludibundus460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Rowellella lamellosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Rowellella : Rowellella lamellosa466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Talasotreta deformis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Talasotreta : Talasotreta deformis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Eoconulus clivosus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Eoconulidae : Eoconulus : Eoconulus clivosus457.5 - 452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Ogmasaphus praetextus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Ogmasaphus : Ogmasaphus praetextus463.5 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Conotreta mica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Conotreta : Conotreta mica468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Eoconulus semiregularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Eoconulidae : Eoconulus : Eoconulus semiregularis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hisingerella tenuis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Hisingerella : Hisingerella tenuis452 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Conotreta orbicularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Conotreta : Conotreta orbicularis457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Veliseptum strictum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Veliseptum : Veliseptum strictum457.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhinotreta muscularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Rhinotreta : Rhinotreta muscularis452 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Biernatia curvata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Biernatia : Biernatia curvata452 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Biernatia plana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Biernatia : Biernatia plana457.5 - 452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Scaphelasma mica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma : Scaphelasma mica466 - 452 Ma
Ordovician
Lingulella alata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Lingulella : Lingulella alata466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Spinilingula radiolamellosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : Spinilingula : Spinilingula radiolamellosa466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Conotreta siljanensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Conotreta : Conotreta siljanensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hisingerella billingensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Hisingerella : Hisingerella billingensis466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Hisingerella unguicula
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Hisingerella : Hisingerella unguicula468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cyrtonotreta vestrogothica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Cyrtonotreta : Cyrtonotreta vestrogothica466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cyrtonotreta striata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Cyrtonotreta : Cyrtonotreta striata466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Spondylotreta orsaensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Acrotretidae : Spondylotreta : Spondylotreta orsaensis460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Torynelasma suecicum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Torynelasmatidae : Torynelasma : Torynelasma suecicum466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Myotreta dalecarlica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Myotreta : Myotreta dalecarlica466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Myotreta orensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Myotreta : Myotreta orensis466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Numericoma perplexa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Numericoma : Numericoma perplexa466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Numericoma spinosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Ephippelasmatidae : Numericoma : Numericoma spinosa468.1 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Biernatia holmi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Biernatidae : Biernatia : Biernatia holmi466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Scaphelasma pussillum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Scaphelasmatidae : Scaphelasma : Scaphelasma pussillum460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eoconulus robustus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Eoconulidae : Eoconulus : Eoconulus robustus466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nushbiella lillianae
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Siphonotretida : Siphonotretidae : Nushbiella : Nushbiella lillianae466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Tegulella minuta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Tegulella : Tegulella minuta466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B6vde_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q501452
GeoNames ID:2677233

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