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Rapar Taluka, Kutch District, Gujarat, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Rapar TalukaTaluk
Kutch DistrictDistrict
GujaratState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rāpar21,507 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
334815
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334815:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rapar, Kutch, Gujarat, Inde
German:
Rapar, Kachchh, Gujarat, Indien
Italian:
Rapar, distretto del Kutch, Gujarat, India
Russian:
Рапар, Кач, Гуджарат, Индия
Spanish:
Rapar, Distrito de Kutch, Guyarat, India
Bengali:
রাপার, কচ্ছ জেলা, গুজরাত, ভারত
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
রাপার, গুজরাত, ভারত
Cebuano:
Rāpar, Kachchh, State of Gujarāt, Indya
Dutch:
Rapar, Kutch, Gujarat, Indië
Farsi/Persian:
راپار, بخش کوتچ, گجرات, هندوستان
Gujarati:
રાપર, કચ્છ જિલ્લો, ગુજરાત, ભારત
Hindi:
रापर, कच्छ जिला, गुजरात, भारत
Japanese:
ラパール, カッチ県, グジャラート, インド
Kannada:
ರಾಪಾರ್, ಕಚ್, ಗುಜರಾತ, ಭಾರತ
Korean:
라파르, 구자라트주, 인도
Malay:
Rapar, Gujarat, India
Odia:
ରାପାର, କଚ୍ଛ ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ଗୁଜରାଟ, ଭାରତ
Portuguese:
Rapar, Gujarate, Índia
Swedish:
Rāpar, Kutch, Gujarat, Indien
Tamil:
ராப்பர், கட்ச் மாவட்டம், குசராத், இந்தியா
Telugu:
రాపర్, కచ్ జిల్లా, గుజరాత్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
رپر, ضلع کچھ, گجرات, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Rapar, Kachchh, Gujarat, Ấn Độ


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences33
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chhasra2415.97 - 11.62 Ma (Miocene)
Bhuj - Upper3145 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Bela4164.7 - 161.2 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Indocephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Indocephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Kinkeliniceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Kinkeliniceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Macrocephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Macrocephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Prorokia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Prorokia164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Carcharhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pristis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Pristis15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Acrochordus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Acrochordidae : Acrochordus15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Aves
class
Animalia : Chordata : Aves15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Schizodelphis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae : Schizodelphis15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pelomedusidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithopoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Suidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Tragulidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tragulidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Brachypotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Brachypotherium15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Gomphotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Gomphotherium15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Deinotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Deinotheriidae : Deinotherium15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ptilophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Ptilophyllum145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Teleostei
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cyprinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Zygolophodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Zygolophodon15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Sanitherium schlagintweiti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeochoeridae : Sanitherium : Sanitherium schlagintweiti15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Giraffoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffoidea15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Brachyodus manchharensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Brachyodus : Brachyodus manchharensis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Dicoryphochoerus fategadensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Hippopotamodon : Dicoryphochoerus fategadensis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Sivameryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Sivameryx15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Cyclanorbinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Cyclanorbinae15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Selachimorpha
superorder
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachimorpha15.97 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapar
Wikidata ID:Q2724400
GeoNames ID:1258406


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