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Sainshand District, Dornogovi Province, Mongoliai
Regional Level Types
Sainshand DistrictDistrict
Dornogovi ProvinceProvince
MongoliaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saynshand19,891 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
340704
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340704:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongolie
German:
Sainschand, Dorno-Gobi-Aimag, Mongolei
Italian:
Sajnšand, provincia del Dornogov', Mongolia
Russian:
Сайншанд, Дорноговь, Монголия
Simplified Chinese:
赛音山达, 东戈壁省, 蒙古国
Spanish:
Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongolia
Arabic:
سينشند, محافظة دورنوغوفي, منغوليا
Basque:
Sainxand, Mongolia
Bengali:
সাইন্হ্যান্ড, ডর্নোগোবি প্রদেশ, মঙ্গোলিয়া
Catalan:
Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongòlia
Cebuano:
Saynshand , Dornogovĭ Aymag, Mongolia
Czech:
Sajnšand, Východogobijský ajmag, Mongolsko
Danish:
Sainshand, Dornogov, Mongoliet
Dutch:
Sajnsjand, Dornogovĭ, Mongolië
Farsi/Persian:
سینشند, استان دارناگاوی, مغولستان
Finnish:
Sainšand, Dornogovi, Mongolia
Georgian:
საინშანდი, დორნოგოვი, მონღოლეთი
Greek:
Σάινσαντ, Ντορνογκόβι, Μογγολία
Gujarati:
સૈનશેન્ડ, ડોર્નોગોવી પ્રાંત, મંગોલિયા
Hindi:
साइन्शान्द, दोरनोगोवी प्रांत, मंगोलिया
Hungarian:
Szajnsand, Kelet-Góbi tartomány, Mongólia
Indonesian:
Sainshand, Provinsi Dornogovi, Mongolia
Japanese:
サインシャンド, ドルノゴビ県, モンゴル国
Kannada:
ಸೈನ್ಸ್ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್, ಡೊರ್ನೊಗೊವಿ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಮಂಗೋಲಿಯ
Korean:
사인샨드, 더르너고비주, 몽골
Latvian:
Sainšanda, Austrumgobi aimaks, Mongolija
Lithuanian:
Sainšandas, Rytų Gobio aimakas, Mongolija
Macedonian:
Саиншанд, Дорногови, Монголија
Malay:
Sainshand, Wilayah Dornogovi, Mongolia
Marathi:
सन्सहॅन्ड, डॉर्नोगोवी प्रांत, मंगोलिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sainshand, Dornogovi Séng, Bông-kó͘
Mongolian:
Сайншанд, Дорноговь, Монгол Улс
Norwegian:
Sainshand, Dornogov, Mongolia
Polish:
Sajnszand, Ajmak wschodniogobijski, Mongolia
Portuguese:
Sainschand, Dornogovĭ, Mongólia
Sinhalese:
සෙයින්ශාන්ඩ්, ඩොර්නෝගොවි පළාත, මොංගෝලියාව
Slovak:
Sajnšand, Mongolsko
Swedish:
Sajnsjand, Dornogobi, Mongoliet
Tamil:
சைன்ஷாண்ட், டொரினோகோவி மாகாணம், மங்கோலியா
Telugu:
సైన్ షాన్డ్, డోర్నోగోవి ప్రావిన్స్, మంగోలియా
Thai:
เซนชานด์, จังหวัดดอร์โนโกวี, ประเทศมองโกเลีย
Traditional Chinese:
賽音山達, 東戈壁省, 蒙古國
Turkish:
Saynşand, Dornogobi, Moğolistan
Ukrainian:
Сайншанд, Дорноговь, Монголія
Urdu:
سینشند, دورنوگووی صوبہ, منگولیا
Vietnamese:
Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mông Cổ
Waray:
Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongolya


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Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences28
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nemegt170.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Baruungoyot583.5 - 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Baynshire11100.5 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Khamarkhoburinskaya4174.1 - 170.3 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Adocus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Adocidae : Adocus83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Psittacosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Psittacosauridae : Psittacosaurus122.46 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauroidea
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauroidea100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinacosaurus grangeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae : Pinacosaurus : Pinacosaurus grangeri83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caenagnathidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Caenagnathidae100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tyrannosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Tyrannosauroidea100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Udanoceratops tschizhovi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Leptoceratopsidae : Udanoceratops : Udanoceratops tschizhovi83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spheroolithidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Spheroolithidae83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tsagantegia
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ankylosauridae : Tsagantegia100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ovaloolithus chinkangkouensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ovaloolithidae : Ovaloolithus : Ovaloolithus chinkangkouensis100.5 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Protoceratopsidovum minimum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Prismatoolithidae : Protoceratopsidovum : Protoceratopsidovum minimum83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carpolithus
genus
Carpolithus174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Nemestrinidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Nemestrinidae145 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Timarchopsis sainshandensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coptoclavidae : Timarchopsis : Timarchopsis sainshandensis174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Mesoneta tushilgae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Leptophlebiidae : Mesoneta : Mesoneta tushilgae174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Podozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podozamites174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Platyperla admissa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Platyperlidae : Platyperla : Platyperla admissa174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Mesotaeniopteryx turgida
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Perlariopseidae : Mesotaeniopteryx : Mesotaeniopteryx turgida174.1 - 170.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pityophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoaceae : Pityophyllum174.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainshand
Wikidata ID:Q943290
GeoNames ID:11886725

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Amur PlateTectonic Plate
Asia
Eurasian Plate

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