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Courtenay, Comox Valley Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canadai
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PlacePopulation
Courtenay32,793 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
481128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:481128:5
GUID (UUID V4):
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Fossils

There are 46 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences46
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Serpula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mollusca
phylum
Animalia : Mollusca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Margarites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Margaritidae : Margarites0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Littorina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Littorina0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Trichotropis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : Trichotropis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Buccinum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cylichnella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichnella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Balanus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : Balanus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Oncorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Salmoniformes : Salmonidae : Oncorhynchus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gadus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gadiformes : Gadidae : Gadus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rosaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Abies
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Abies0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Polygonaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Polygonaceae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ericaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Picea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Picea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) hastata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) rubidus
species
Chlamys (Chlamys) rubidus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Acmaea pelta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda : Lottiidae : Acmaea : Acmaea pelta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mya (Mya) truncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Mya) truncata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Eumetopias jubata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Otariidae : Eumetopias : Eumetopias jubata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Euspira pallida
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira pallida0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mytilus trossulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus trossulus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Strongylocentrotidae : Strongylocentrotus : Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neptunea lyrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : Neptunea lyrata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium : Clinocardium (Clinocardium) nuttallii0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Saxidomus giganteus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Saxidomus : Saxidomus giganteus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Leukoma staminea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Leukoma : Leukoma staminea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Macoma nasuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma nasuta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bankia setacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Teredinidae : Bankia : Bankia setacea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Puncturella multistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Puncturella : Puncturella multistriata0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lycopodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : Lycopodium0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anser albifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : Anser albifrons0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtenay,_British_Columbia
Wikidata ID:Q1017477
GeoNames ID:5930890


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