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Baki District, Awdal, Somaliland, Somaliai
Regional Level Types
Baki DistrictDistrict
AwdalRegion
SomalilandDisputed Territory
SomaliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Baki20,000 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
469324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:469324:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Baki, Awdal, Somaliland, Somalie
German:
Distrikt Baki, Awdal, Somaliland, Somalia
Russian:
Баки, Авдал, Сомалиленд, Сомали
Simplified Chinese:
巴基区, 奥达勒州, 索马里兰, 索马里
Spanish:
Distrito de Baki, Awdal, Somalilandia, Somalia
Arabic:
باكي, عدل, صوماليلاند, الصومال
Cebuano:
Baki, Gobolka Awdal
Dutch:
Baki District, Awdal, Somaliland, Somalië
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان باکی, سومالی‌لند, سومالی
Japanese:
バキ地区, アウダル州, ソマリランド, ソマリア
Portuguese:
Baki , Awdal, Somalilândia, Somália
Sinhalese:
බකි දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සෝමාලිලෑන්ඩ්
Somali:
Degmada Baki, Awdal, Somaliland
Ukrainian:
Бакі, Авдал, Сомаліленд, Сомалі
Urdu:
باکی ضلع, عدل علاقہ, صومالی لینڈ
Zulu:
Baki District


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Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed170 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bihen Limestone11163.5 - 157.3 Ma (Jurassic)
Bihin Limestone1163.5 - 152.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aporrhais
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Aporrhais166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Somalirhynchia tumida
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia tumida166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Sulcoactaeon striata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Bullinidae : Sulcoactaeon : Sulcoactaeon striata166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea costellata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea costellata166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya aequalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya aequalis166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya wimmisensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya wimmisensis166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya lirata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya lirata166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Homomya inornata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Homomya : Homomya inornata166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Musculus somaliensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Crenellidae : Musculus : Musculus somaliensis166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Heligmus rollandi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Heligmus : Heligmus rollandi170.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baki_District
Wikidata ID:Q4849428
GeoNames ID:9179614


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