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Gastonia Expos Players
Gastonia may refer to: *Gastonia (plant), ''Gastonia'' (plant), a genus in the ivy or ginseng family *Gastonia (dinosaur), ''Gastonia'' (dinosaur), a genus of ankylosaur *Gastonia, North Carolina, United States *Gastonia, Texas, an unincorporated community *Gastonia novels, several novels concerned with the events of the 1929 Loray Mill strike {{disambig, genus, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia (plant)
''Gastonia'' is a formerly accepted genus of plants in the ivy and ginseng family, Araliaceae. It had been known as an unnatural Taxon, group, but was recognized as late as 2010, when its nine species were distributed to four different subgenera of the large genus ''Polyscias''.Porter P. Lowry II and Gregory M. Plunkett. 2010. "Recircumscription of ''Polyscias'' (Araliaceae) to include six related genera, with a new infrageneric classification and a synopsis of species". ''Plant Diversity and Evolution'' (formerly ''Botanische Jahrbucher'') 128(1-2):55-84. . (See ''External links'' below). Because the genus ''Gastonia'' is now obsolete, its species are herein referred to by their names in ''Polyscias''. The species that constituted ''Gastonia'' are mostly island endemics, with Madagascar and New Guinea being the largest land masses on which any of them naturally occur. ''Gastonia'' had a disjunct distribution, with three species from the Seychelles, three more from the Mascarene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia (dinosaur)
''Gastonia'' is a genus of herbivorous ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of North America, around 139 to 125 million years ago. It is often considered a nodosaurid closely related to ''Polacanthus''. ''Gastonia'' has a sacral shield and large shoulder spikes. Discovery and species The type specimen of ''Gastonia burgei'' ( CEUM 1307) was discovered in a bonebed from the limestone strata of the lower Cedar Mountain Formation in Yellow Cat Quarry, Grand County, eastern Utah, the type specimen consisting of a single skull. The type specimen was found alongside 4 partial skeletons of ''Gastonia that'' were placed as paratypes, along with the type specimen of ''Utahraptor'' and an Iguanodontid. ''Gastonia'' is among the most common dinosaur fossils in the Cedar Mountain Formation, with many individuals being found across several quarries in the southwest.Kirkland, J.I. (1998). A polacanthine ankylosaur (Ornithischia: Dinosauria) from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the largest city in and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 80,411 at the 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 2010. Gastonia is the 13th most populous city in North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, officially designated the Charlotte Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The city is a historic center for textile manufacturing and was the site of the Loray Mill Strike of 1929, which became a key event in the labor movement. While manufacturing remains important to the local economy, the city also has well-developed healthcare, education, and government sectors. History Gastonia is named for William Gaston, a jurist and United States Representative from North Carolina. The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia was one of the most notable strikes in the labor history of the United States. The role of organizers for Communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia, Texas
Gastonia is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. History The area in what is known as Gastonia today was first settled in the late 1800s near the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was most likely named for local settler Bill Gaston. There was a church in the community and served as a shipping point for farmers in the area. Its population was never higher than 50, in which it had 30 residents from the late 1970s through 2000. Geography Gastonia is located on U.S. Highway 175 between Kaufman Kaufman or Kauffman may refer to: People * Kaufmann (surname) ''Includes Kaufman, Kauffman, Kauffmann'' Places * Kaufman, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Madison Count * Kaufman, Texas, a city in Kaufman County * Kaufman County, Texa ... and Crandall in west-central Kaufman County. Education Gastoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
