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Pella, Pella, Central Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types
PellaMunicipality
PellaRegional Unit
Central MacedoniaAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Giannitsá27,817 (2017)
Krýa Vrýsi6,839 (2014)
Néos Mylótopos2,835 (2014)
Pélla2,476 (2014)
Galatádes2,459 (2014)
Karyótissa1,965 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
417993
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417993:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Skidra
Other Languages:
French:
Dème de Pella, Pella, Macédoine-Centrale, Grèce
German:
Pella , Pella, Zentralmakedonien, Griechenland
Italian:
Pella , Pella, Macedonia Centrale, Grecia
Russian:
Пела , Пела, Центральная Македония, Греция
Spanish:
Pella , Unidad periférica de Pella, Periferia de Macedonia Central, Grecia
Arabic:
بيلا، بيلا, بيلا, مقدونيا الوسطى, اليونان
Bulgarian:
Пела , Пела, Централна Македония, Гърция
Cebuano:
Dimos Pella, Central Macedonia, Gresya
Dutch:
Pella , Pella, Centraal-Macedonië, Griekenland
Finnish:
Pélla, Pélla, Keski-Makedonia, Kreikka
Greek:
Δήμος Πέλλας, Νομός Πέλλας, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα
Macedonian:
Постол , Постол, Централна Македонија, Грција
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Pélla, Pélla, Sentral-Makedonía, Hellas
Polish:
Pella , Jednostka regionalna Pella, Region Macedonia Środkowa, Grecja
Serbian:
Општина Пела, Пела, Периферија Средишња Македонија, Грчка
Swedish:
Dimos Pella, Nomós Péllis, Mellersta Makedonien, Grekland
Turkish:
Alakilise, Pella, Orta Makedonya, Yunanistan


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed8.70 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dytiko108.7 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Protictitherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Protictitherium8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hystrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Gazella
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Gazella8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Protragelaphus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Protragelaphus8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Choerolophodon pentelici
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Choerolophodon : Choerolophodon pentelici8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Mesopithecus pentelicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Mesopithecus : Mesopithecus pentelicus8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion macedonicum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion macedonicum8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion matthewi8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Anisodon macedonicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Chalicotheriidae : Anisodon : Anisodon macedonicus8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella_(municipality)
Wikidata ID:Q2016016
GeoNames ID:8133848


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