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Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Irani
Regional Level Types
Minab CountyCounty
Hormozgan ProvinceProvince
IranCountry

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PlacePopulation
Mīnāb70,790 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
336699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:336699:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Shahrestān-e Mīnāb
Other Languages:
French:
préfecture de Minab, Hormozgan, Iran
Italian:
shahrestān di Minab, Hormozgan, Iran
Russian:
Минаб, Хормозган, Иран
Arabic:
مقاطعة ميناب, هرمزغان, إيران
Azeri:
Minab şəhristanı, Hörmüzgan ostanı, İran
Dutch:
Minab County, Hormozgan, Iran
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان میناب, استان هرمزگان, ایران
Gilaki:
شهرستان میناب, ايران
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Minab, An Iaráin
Japanese:
ミーナーブ郡, ホルモズガーン州, イラン
Pashto:
ميناب ولسوالي, هرمزگان ولایت, ايران
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Menob, Hormuzgan, Iran
South Azerbaijani:
میناب بؤلگه‌سی, هورموزقان اوستانی, ایران
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Шаҳристони Меноб, Устони Ҳурмузгон, Эрон
Turkish:
Minab şehristanı, Hürmüzgan Eyaleti, İran
Urdu:
شہرستان میناب, صوبہ ہرمزگان, ایران
Welsh:
Sir Minab, Iran
Western Punjabi:
شہرستان میناب, ہرموزگان, ایران


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sabz1120.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Darkhunish2520.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acanthastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Lobophylliidae : Acanthastrea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Alveopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Alveopora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Astrocoenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Caulastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Caulastraea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cyathoseris
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Cyathoseris20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Echinophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Lobophylliidae : Echinophyllia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fungophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Fungophyllia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Galaxea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphylliidae : Galaxea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hydnophora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Indosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Indosmilia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Leptomussa
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Leptomussa20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Leptoseris
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Leptoseris20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lithophyllon
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiidae : Lithophyllon20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lobophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Lobophylliidae : Lobophyllia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Montastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Montipora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Montipora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Oulophyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Oulophyllia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pavona
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Pavona20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Plesiastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Plesiastreidae : Plesiastrea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Porites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Scolymia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Scolymia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Stylophora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Symphyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Symphyllia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Trochoseris
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Trochoseris20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Cyphastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Cyphastrea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minab_County
Wikidata ID:Q1270948
GeoNames ID:449707


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