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Ust-Kansky District, Altai Republic, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Ust-Kansky DistrictDistrict
Altai RepublicRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ust’-Kan3,547 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
335860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335860:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ust’-Kanskiy Rayon
Other Languages:
French:
Raïon d'Oust-Kan, Altaï, Russie
German:
Ust-Kanski rajon, Altay, Russland
Italian:
Ust'-Kanskij rajon, Repubblica dell'Altaj, Russia
Russian:
Усть-Канский район, Республика Алтай, Россия
Simplified Chinese:
康-奥兹区, 阿尔泰共和国, 俄罗斯
Armenian:
Ուստ-Կանսկի շրջան, Ալթայի հանրապետություն, Ռուսաստան
Belarusian:
Усць-Канскі раён, Алтай, Расія
Chechen:
Усть-Канан кӀошт, Республика Алтай, Росси
Dutch:
Oest-Kanskiy rayon, Altaj, Rusland
Estonian:
Ust-Kani rajoon, Altai Vabariik, Venemaa
Hungarian:
Uszty-kani járás, Altaj járás, Oroszország
Japanese:
ウスチ=カン地区, アルタイ共和国, ロシア
Polish:
Rejon ust-kański, Altay, Rosja
Turkish:
Kan-Oozı ilçesi, Altay, Rusya
Ukrainian:
Усть-Канський район, Республіка Алтай, Росія
Vietnamese:
Ust-Kansky, Cộng hòa Altai, Nga


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences29
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Marmota
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Marmota0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Spermophilus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Microtus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Microtus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lepus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Spirocerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Spirocerus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Canis lupus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis lupus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vulpes vulpes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Vulpes : Vulpes vulpes0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocuta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus caballus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus caballus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus (Hemionus) hemionus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Hemionus) hemionus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mustela erminea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mustela : Mustela erminea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus arctos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus arctos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Coelodonta antiquitatis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Coelodonta : Coelodonta antiquitatis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas platyrhynchos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas platyrhynchos0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ovis ammon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ovis : Ovis ammon0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyrrhocorax graculus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Pyrrhocorax : Pyrrhocorax graculus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Meles meles
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Meles : Meles meles0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anas crecca
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas crecca0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Asio flammeus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Asio : Asio flammeus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Pyrrhocorax : Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Perdix perdix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Perdix : Perdix perdix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lyrurus tetrix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Lyrurus : Lyrurus tetrix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mareca strepera
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mareca : Mareca strepera0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tadorna ferruginea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Tadorna : Tadorna ferruginea0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lagopus lagopus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Lagopus : Lagopus lagopus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anser anser
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anser : Anser anser0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tetrao altaicus
species
Tetrao altaicus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ust-Kansky_District
Wikidata ID:Q1042481
GeoNames ID:1488185

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