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Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francei
Regional Level Types
CarpentrasArrondissement
VaucluseDepartment
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRegion
FranceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Orange30,530 (2016)
Carpentras29,709 (2016)
Bollène14,703 (2016)
Pernes-les-Fontaines10,868 (2016)
Monteux10,828 (2016)
Valréas10,211 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
433856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433856:0
GUID (UUID V4):
9b52fee5-8da7-4f96-9f09-1cb30d4c56ed
Other Languages:
French:
arrondissement de Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
German:
Arrondissement Carpentras, Département Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich
Italian:
arrondissement di Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra, Francia
Russian:
Карпантрас, Воклюз, Прованс-Альпы-Лазурный Берег, Франция
Simplified Chinese:
卡庞特拉区, 沃克吕兹省, 普罗旺斯-阿尔卑斯-蓝色海岸, 法国
Spanish:
distrito de Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Albanian:
Qarku Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franca
Aragonese:
Districto de Carpentràs, Vauclusa, Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul, Francia
Azeri:
Karpantra , Voklüz , Provans-Alp-Kot d'Azur, Fransa
Basque:
Carpentrasko barrutia, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frantzia
Breton:
arondisamant Carpentràs, Vaucluse, Provañs-Alpoù-Aod an Azur, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Districte de Carpentràs, Valclusa, Provença-Alps-Costa Blava, França
Cebuano:
Arrondissement de Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pransiya
Czech:
Arrondissement Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Francie
Dutch:
arrondissement Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankrijk
Farsi/Persian:
بخش کرپانتراز, وکلوز, پروانس-آلپ-کوت دازور, فرانسه
Greek:
διαμέρισμα του Καρπαντρά, Βωκλύζ, Προβηγκία-Άλπεις-Κυανή Ακτή, Γαλλία
Irish Gaelic:
Arrondissement Carpentras, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, An Fhrainc
Luxembourgish:
Arrondissement Carpentras, Departement Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Carpentras Kūn, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hoat-kok
Occitan:
arrondiment de Carpentràs, Vauclusa, Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur, França
Polish:
Okręg Carpentras, Vaucluse, Prowansja-Alpy-Lazurowe Wybrzeże, Francja
Romanian:
Arondismentul Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provența-Alpi-Coasta de Azur, Franța
Slovak:
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Francúzsko
Tatar:
Карпантрас , Франция
Turkish:
Carpentras , Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Fransa
Venetian:
arrondissement de Carpentras, Provensa-Alpi-Costa Azura, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pháp


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Fossils

There are 24 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences87
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Massillan593.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Saint-Paulet199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Mont Ventoux2113 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Calymmatina
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Calymmatina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actostroma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromariidae : Actostroma125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chaetetopsis
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tabulospongida : Chaetetopsis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fungiastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Microphyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Microphyllia125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Belemnites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnites140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Duvalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Duvaliidae : Duvalia136.4 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Radiolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Radiolites93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Metriorhynchidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae140.2 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda113 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
Delphinus brevidens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinidae : Delphinus : Delphinus brevidens23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Plagioptychus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Plagioptychidae : Plagioptychus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ammonitida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Atavocricetodon atavus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Atavocricetodon : Atavocricetodon atavus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Emys orbicularis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Emys : Emys orbicularis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Stylina micropora
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina micropora125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eugyra cotteaui
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Eugyra : Eugyra cotteaui125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eohydnophora crassa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Eohydnophora : Eohydnophora crassa125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eohydnophora picteti
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Eohydnophora : Eohydnophora picteti125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dehornella harrarensis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Dehornella : Dehornella harrarensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Hydnophoromeandraraea : Hydnophoromeandraraea volzi125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mesomorpha ornata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Mesomorpha : Mesomorpha ornata125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stylina regularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina regularis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Actinastrea pseudominima
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : Actinastrea pseudominima125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paraclausastrea pulchra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Paraclausastraea : Paraclausastrea pulchra130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hydnophoromeandraraea provencensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Hydnophoromeandraraea : Hydnophoromeandraraea provencensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Amphiaulastrea aliensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Amphiaulastrea : Amphiaulastrea aliensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Saltocyathus urgonensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Saltocyathus : Saltocyathus urgonensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Rhipidomeandra bugrovae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Trochoidomeandridae : Rhipidomeandra : Rhipidomeandra bugrovae130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Heliocoenia rozkowskae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia rozkowskae125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Clausastrea saltensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Clausastrea : Clausastrea saltensis130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Clausastrea alloiteaui
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Clausastrea : Clausastrea alloiteaui130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diplocoenia saltensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Diplocoenia : Diplocoenia saltensis130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diploastraea crassicostata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Diploastreidae : Diploastrea : Diploastraea crassicostata125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Microsolena texana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena texana125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandrophyllia meandroides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandrophyllia : Meandrophyllia meandroides125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Diploctenium uxacalcensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Diploctenium : Diploctenium uxacalcensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Clausastrea lamellostriata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Clausastrea : Clausastrea lamellostriata93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prionocyclus hyatti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocyclus : Prionocyclus hyatti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Microsolena guttata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena guttata125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Microphyllia maeandrinoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia maeandrinoides125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Comoseris minima
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Comoseris : Comoseris minima125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ovalastrea regularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Ovalastrea : Ovalastrea regularis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Microsolena parva
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena parva125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Comoseris aptiensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Comoseris : Comoseris aptiensis125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandraraea lorioli
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea lorioli125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandraraea subataciana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea subataciana125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Meandraraea robusta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea robusta125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hydnophoromeandraraea magna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Hydnophoromeandraraea : Hydnophoromeandraraea magna125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dimorphastrea bellula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Dimorphastrea : Dimorphastrea bellula125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lophomeandra paragaricites
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Lophomeandra : Lophomeandra paragaricites125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lophomeandra radiata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Lophomeandra : Lophomeandra radiata125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Geosaurus lapparenti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Metriorhynchidae : Geosaurus : Geosaurus lapparenti140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neustosaurus gigondarum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Metriorhynchidae : Neustosaurus : Neustosaurus gigondarum140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Culicoides brisaci
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Culicoides : Culicoides brisaci85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stilobezzia roggeroi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ceratopogonidae : Stilobezzia : Stilobezzia roggeroi85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Romaniceras : Romaniceras (Romaniceras) mexicanum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coilopoceras springeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras springeri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heminautilus sanctaecrucis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cymatoceratidae : Heminautilus : Heminautilus sanctaecrucis130 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bernaya (Bernaya) depereti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Bernaya : Bernaya (Bernaya) depereti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Avenaphora gallica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Avenaphora : Avenaphora gallica85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretomicrophorus piolencensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Cretomicrophorus : Cretomicrophorus piolencensis85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Issiodoromys medius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Issiodoromys : Issiodoromys medius33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Pseudoltinomys major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Pseudoltinomys : Pseudoltinomys major33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Theridomys helmeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Theridomys : Theridomys helmeri33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Plesiosminthus promyarion
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dipodidae : Plesiosminthus : Plesiosminthus promyarion33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 24 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrondissement_of_Carpentras
Wikidata ID:Q700832
GeoNames ID:3028541

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