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Altanshiree District, Dornogovi Province, Mongoliai
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Altanshiree DistrictDistrict
Dornogovi ProvinceProvince
MongoliaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
340696
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340696:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Distretto di Altanširėė, provincia del Dornogov', Mongolia
Russian:
Алтанширээ, Дорноговь, Монголия
Simplified Chinese:
阿拉坦希雷, 东戈壁省, 蒙古国
Bulgarian:
Алтаншире, Дорно Гови, Монголия
Cebuano:
Altanshiree, Dornogovĭ Aymag, Mongolia
Farsi/Persian:
التانشیری, استان دارناگاوی, مغولستان
Macedonian:
Алтаншире, Дорногови, Монголија
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Altanshiree, Dornogovi Séng, Bông-kó͘
Mongolian:
Алтанширээ сум, Дорноговь, Монгол Улс
Swedish:
Altanshiree, Dornogobi, Mongoliet
Ukrainian:
Алтанширее, Дорноговь, Монголія


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Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sharin-Gol14129.4 - 125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protoceratops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Protoceratopsidae : Protoceratops100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Blattaria
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Shartegoblattina colorata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Caloblattinidae : Shartegoblattina : Shartegoblattina colorata129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Piniblattella sharingolensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattellidae : Piniblattella : Piniblattella sharingolensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Vitisma orientalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Polyphagidae : Vitisma : Vitisma orientalis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elisama fragmentaria
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Elisama : Elisama fragmentaria129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Svabula vzorkovana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Blattulidae : Svabula : Svabula vzorkovana129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cretophotina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mantodea : Chaeteessidae : Cretophotina129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Selengarhynchus ovalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Nemonychidae : Selengarhynchus : Selengarhynchus ovalis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Selengarhynchoides sharyngolensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Nemonychidae : Selengarhynchoides : Selengarhynchoides sharyngolensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Baissopsyche pura
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Mesopsychidae : Baissopsyche : Baissopsyche pura129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crassisyne ampla
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Lasiosynidae : Crassisyne : Crassisyne ampla129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cretophotina selenginensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mantodea : Chaeteessidae : Cretophotina : Cretophotina selenginensis129.4 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altanshiree
Wikidata ID:Q3396306
GeoNames ID:6618757

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