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Kaolack Region, Senegali
Regional Level Types
Kaolack RegionRegion
SenegalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kaolack172,305 (2016)
Nioro du Rip20,711 (2012)
Ndofane9,946 (2012)
Gandiaye9,894 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
144425
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:144425:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kaolack, Sénégal
German:
Region Kaolack, Senegal
Italian:
Regione di Kaolack, Senegal
Russian:
Каолак, Сенегал
Simplified Chinese:
考拉克区, 塞内加尔
Spanish:
Kaolack, Senegal
Wolof:
Diiwaanu Kawlax, Senegaal
Arabic:
كاولاك, السنغال
Basque:
Kaolack , Senegal
Bavarian:
Region Kaolack, Senegal
Bengali:
কাওলাক, সেনেগাল
Bulgarian:
Каолак, Сенегал
Cebuano:
Kaolack, Senegal
Danish:
Kaolack, Senegal
Dutch:
Kaolack, Senegal
Finnish:
Kaolackin alue, Senegal
Galician:
Rexión de Kaolack, Senegal
Greek:
Καολάκ, Σενεγάλη
Gujarati:
કેઓલેક, સેનેગલ
Hindi:
काओलैक, सेनेगल
Indonesian:
Region Kaolack, Senegal
Japanese:
カオラック州, セネガル
Kannada:
ಕಾಲೋಕ್, ಸೆನೆಗಲ್
Korean:
카올라크주, 세네갈
Latvian:
Kaulaka, Senegāla
Lithuanian:
Kaolako regionas, Senegalas
Malay:
Kaolack, Senegal
Marathi:
कॅओकॅक, सेनेगाल
Northern Frisian:
Kaolack, Seenegal
Norwegian:
Kaolack, Senegal
Polish:
Kaolack, Senegal
Portuguese:
Kaolack, Senegal
Romanian:
Regiunea Kaolack, Senegal
Scots:
Kaolack Region, Senegal
Sinhalese:
කාඕලැක්, සෙනගල්
Swedish:
Kaolack, Senegal
Tamil:
கலோக், செனிகல்
Telugu:
కావోలాక్, సెనెగల్
Thai:
เคาก์แลค, เซเนกัล
Traditional Chinese:
考拉克區, 塞內加爾
Turkish:
kaolack, Senegal
Ukrainian:
Каолак, Сенегал
Urdu:
کاولاک علاقہ, سینیگال
Vietnamese:
Kaolack, Sénégal


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lumachelle calcaire marin647.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Condylarthra
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Condylarthra47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Basilosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Moeritherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Moeritheriidae : Moeritherium47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaolack_Region
Wikidata ID:Q847671
GeoNames ID:2250804


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