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Porbandar District, Gujarat, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Porbandar DistrictDistrict
GujaratState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Porbandar138,872 (2014)
Rānāvāv26,011 (2014)
Kutiyāna16,877 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
335009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335009:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Porbandar, Gujarat, Inde
German:
Porbandar, Gujarat, Indien
Italian:
distretto di Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Russian:
Порбандар, Гуджарат, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
博尔本达尔县, 古吉拉特邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Porbandar, Guyarat, India
Asturian:
Porbandar, Guyarat, India
Bengali:
পোরবন্দর জেলা, গুজরাত, ভারত
Bulgarian:
Порбандар, Гуджарат, Индия
Dutch:
Porbandar, Gujarat, Indië
Finnish:
Porbandarin piirikunta, Gujarat, Intia
Gujarati:
પોરબંદર જિલ્લો, ગુજરાત, ભારત
Hindi:
पोरबन्दर जिला, गुजरात, भारत
Kannada:
ಪೊರ್ಬ೦ದರ್, ಗುಜರಾತ, ಭಾರತ
Malayalam:
പോർബന്ദർ ജില്ല, ഗുജറാത്ത്‌, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
पोरबंदर जिल्हा, गुजरात, भारत
Mingrelian:
პორბანდარიშ ოლქი, გუჯარათი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Porbandar, Gujarat, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
पोरबन्दर जिल्ला, गुजरात, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
पोरबन्दर जिल्ला, गुजरात, भारत
Norwegian:
Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Odia:
ପୋରବନ୍ଦର ଜିଲ୍ଲା, ଗୁଜରାଟ, ଭାରତ
Sanskrit:
पोरबन्दरमण्डलम्, गुजरातराज्यम्, भारतम्
Tamil:
போர்பந்தர் மாவட்டம், குசராத், இந்தியா
Telugu:
పోర్బందర్ జిల్లా, గుజరాత్, భారత దేశం
Traditional Chinese:
博爾本達爾縣, 古吉拉特邦, 印度
Ukrainian:
Порбандар, Гуджарат, Індія
Urdu:
پوربندر ضلع, گجرات, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Porbandar, Gujarat, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع پوربندر, گجرات, ھندستان


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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chaya60.126 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
Adatiana20.781 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Dwarka1423.03 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neogoniolithon
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Neogoniolithon23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Melobesioideae
subfamily
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Melobesioideae23.03 - 0 Ma
Cenozoic
Amphiroa
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Amphiroa23.03 - 0 Ma
Cenozoic
Jania guamensis
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania : Jania guamensis23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mesophyllum roveretoi
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Mesophyllum : Mesophyllum roveretoi0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Corallina grandis
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallina : Corallina grandis23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Jania mengaudi
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania : Jania mengaudi0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Arthrocardia
genus
Arthrocardia23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Calliarthron antiquum
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Calliarthron : Calliarthron antiquum23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Corallina hayasaki
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallina : Corallina hayasaki23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Corallina marshallensis
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallina : Corallina marshallensis23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Corallina typica
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Corallina : Corallina typica23.03 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Jania sripadaraoi
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania : Jania sripadaraoi0.781 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Metagoniolithon
genus
Metagoniolithon0.781 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Jania vetus
species
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Jania : Jania vetus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porbandar_district
Wikidata ID:Q1772815
GeoNames ID:9072780


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