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Bikaner District, Rajasthan, Indiai
Regional Level Types
Bikaner DistrictDistrict
RajasthanState
IndiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bīkaner576,015 (2017)
Nokha55,911 (2014)
Sri Dūngargarh48,036 (2015)
Napāsar21,750 (2014)
Deshnoke16,720 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
334756
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334756:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Bikaner, Rajasthan, Inde
German:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, Indien
Hindi:
बीकानेर जिला, राजस्थान, भारत
Italian:
Distretto di Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Russian:
Биканер , Раджастхан, Индия
Simplified Chinese:
比卡內爾縣, 拉贾斯坦邦, 印度
Spanish:
Distrito de Bikaner, Rajastán, India
Arabic:
بيكانر, راجستان, الهند
Asturian:
Bikaner, Rayastán, India
Bengali:
বিকানের জেলা, রাজস্থান, ভারত
Catalan:
Districte de Bikaner, Rajasthan, Índia
Cebuano:
Bīkāner , State of Rājasthān, Indya
Danish:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, Indien
Dutch:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, Indië
Finnish:
Bikanerin piirikunta, Rajasthan, Intia
Japanese:
ビーカーネール県, ラージャスターン, インド
Maithili:
बीकानेर जिला, राजस्थान, भारत
Malayalam:
ബിക്കാനീര്‍ ജില്ല, രാജസ്ഥാൻ, ഇന്ത്യ
Marathi:
बिकानेर जिल्हा, राजस्थान, भारत
Mingrelian:
ბიკანერიშ ოლქი, რაჯასტანი, ინდოეთი
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bikaner, Rajasthan, Ìn-tō͘
Nepali:
बिकानेर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
बीकानेर जिल्ला, राजस्थान, भारत
Norwegian:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, India
Punjabi:
ਬੀਕਾਨੇਰ, ਰਾਜਸਥਾਨ, ਭਾਰਤ
Sanskrit:
बीकानेरमण्डलम्, राजस्थानराज्यम्, भारतम्
Swedish:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, Indien
Tamil:
பிகானேர், ராஜஸ்தான், இந்தியா
Telugu:
బికనీర్ జిల్లా, రాజస్థాన్, భారత దేశం
Urdu:
بیکانیر, راجستھان, بھارت
Vietnamese:
Bikaner , Rajasthan, Ấn Độ
Western Punjabi:
ضلع بیکانر, راجستھان, ھندستان


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Fossils

There are 48 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences48
Youngest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Palana356 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Khuiala4556 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ampullina (Ampullospira)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : Ampullina (Ampullospira)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Galeodea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Galeodea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Globularia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Terebellum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : Terebellum56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trivia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Triviidae : Trivia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Conus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Indovoluta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Indovoluta56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Latirus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Latirus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Conus (Leptoconus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Leptoconus)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lyria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Lyria56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Volutilithes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Volutilithes56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Mytilus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Mytilus (Septifer)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Septifer)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Anodontia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Anodontia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Blagraveia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Blagraveia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pitar (Calpitaria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Calpitaria)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Chama
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Costacallista
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Costacallista56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Diplodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Discors
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Discors56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Dosinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Glyptoactis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glyptoactis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trapezium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Trapezidae : Trapezium56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lepisosteus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Lepisosteiformes : Lepisosteidae : Lepisosteus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Brachiodontes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachiodontes56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lambis goniophora
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Lambis : Lambis goniophora56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Eovasum haimei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Eovasum : Eovasum haimei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Modiolus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea brongniarti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea brongniarti56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Noetia magnifica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Noetia : Noetia magnifica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glyptoactis : Venericardia (Glyptoactis) mutabilis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Rimella pakistanica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Rimella : Rimella pakistanica56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trachycardium halaense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : Trachycardium halaense56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Pachycrommium oweni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Pachycrommium : Pachycrommium oweni56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Trachycardium cotteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Trachycardium : Trachycardium cotteri56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Bicorbula : Corbula (Bicorbula) subexarata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cypraedia hyderabadensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ovulidae : Cypraedia : Cypraedia hyderabadensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea multicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea multicostata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Hippochrenes : Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Nephila
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Araneidae : Nephila56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Ostrea (Liostrea)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea (Liostrea)56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Prestrombus rockei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Prestrombus : Prestrombus rockei56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Conus (Leptoconus) safaedensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus (Leptoconus) safaedensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Taverneichthys bikanericus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Osteoglossiformes : Osteoglossidae : Taverneichthys : Taverneichthys bikanericus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikaner_district
Wikidata ID:Q859973
GeoNames ID:1275666


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