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Northern Tian Shan, Eurasian Platei
Regional Level Types
Northern Tian ShanVolcanic Arc
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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Area:
7,154 km2
Type:
Volcanic Arc
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sosnovka5,885 (2015)
Granitogorsk2,004 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
444801
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444801:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Machairodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Machairodus11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Gazella
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Rhinoceros
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Rhinoceros11.608 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
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Localities in this Region

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan

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Asia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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