Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century
Decades: 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s
Years: 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249
... The clays, which contain layers of good coal and an abundant fossil vegetation, show that during the Miocene period Sakhalin formed part of a continent which ...