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Jaisalmer District, Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Jaisalmer DistrictDistrict
Jodhpur DivisionDivision
RajasthanState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jaisalmer67,604 (2014)
Pokaran21,014 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
334761
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334761:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Jaisalmer, Division de Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Inde
German:
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Jaisalmer, divisione di Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Russian:
Джайсалмер, дивизион Джодхпур, Раджастхан, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
傑伊爾梅爾縣, 拉贾斯坦邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Jaisalmer, Rajastán, India
Arabic:
منطقة جايسالمر, راجستان, الهند
Asturian:
Jaisalmer, Rayastán, India
Bengali:
জৈসলমের জেলা, যোধপুর বিভাগ, রাজস্থান, ভারত
Catalan:
districte de Jaisalmer, divisió de Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Índia
Cebuano:
Jaisalmer , State of Rājasthān, Indya
Dutch:
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur division, Rajasthan, Indië
Gujarati:
જેસલમેર જિલ્લો, રાજસ્થાન, ભારત
Hindi:
जैसलमेर जिला, जोधपुर मंडल, राजस्थान, भारत
Japanese:
ジャイサルメール県, ジョードプル管区, ラージャスターン, インド
Malayalam:
ജയ്‌സൽമേർ ജില്ല, രാജസ്ഥാൻ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
जेसलमेर जिल्हा, जोधपूर विभाग, राजस्थान, भारत
Mingrelian:
ჯაისალმერიშ ოლქი, რაჯასტანი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
जैसलमेर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
जैसलमेर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Norwegian:
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Sanskrit:
जैसलमेरमण्डलम्, जोधपुरमण्डलम्, राजस्थानराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Indien
Tamil:
ஜெய்சல்மேர் மாவட்டம், ராஜஸ்தான், இந்தியா
Telugu:
జైసల్మేర్ జిల్లా, రాజస్థాన్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
جیسلمیر ضلع, جودھ پور ڈویزن, راجستھان, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع جےسالمر, راجستھان, ھندستان


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Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences68
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 9 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eocaudina
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Eocaudina166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Calclamnella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Calclamnella166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Priscopedatus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Priscopedatidae : Priscopedatus166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Achistrum
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Igdabatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Igdabatis70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Semionotiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lepisosteus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae : Lepisosteus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Siluriformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Siluriformes70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Phlebopteris
genus
Plantae : Phlebopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea helianthoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea helianthoides163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Elatocladus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Elatocladus163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Ptilophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Nerineidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae201.3 - 168.3 Ma
Jurassic
Albuloidei
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Albuliformes : Albuloidei70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Grallator tenuis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator tenuis201.3 - 168.3 Ma
Jurassic
Eubrontes giganteus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Eubrontes giganteus201.3 - 168.3 Ma
Jurassic
Indocorbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Indocorbula201.3 - 168.3 Ma
Jurassic
Stephanodus
genus
Trigonodontidae : Stephanodus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Periseris elegantula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Periseris : Periseris elegantula167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Trochoplegma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Trochoplegma167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Adelocoenia hexaphyllia
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia hexaphyllia167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Stylina girodi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina girodi167.7 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Craterastraea crateriformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Craterastraea : Craterastraea crateriformis167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Trochocyathus laminus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus laminus150.8 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Isastrea bernardiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea bernardiana171.6 - 167.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Collignonastraea meandra
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea : Collignonastraea meandra167.7 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Heliocoenia stellata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia stellata167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhabdotites mortenseni
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Stichopitidae : Rhabdotites : Rhabdotites mortenseni166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Stichopites mortenseni
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Stichopitidae : Stichopites : Stichopites mortenseni166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cucumarites spitiensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Stichopitidae : Cucumarites : Cucumarites spitiensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cucumarites soodanii
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Stichopitidae : Cucumarites : Cucumarites soodanii166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Jumaraina indica
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chiridotidae : Jumaraina : Jumaraina indica166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sastriella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Priscopedatidae : Sastriella166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Brianella giganta
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Priscopedatidae : Brianella : Brianella giganta166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Brianella acuta
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Priscopedatidae : Brianella : Brianella acuta166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Brianella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Priscopedatidae : Brianella166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gleichenites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Gleichenites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Pagiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 11 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaisalmer_district
Wikidata ID:Q1419708
GeoNames ID:1269508


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