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Berkovitsa Municipality, Montana Province, Bulgariai
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Berkovitsa MunicipalityMunicipality
Montana ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Berkovitsa15,027 (2012)
Other Languages:
Bulgarian:
Берковица, Монтана , България
Romanian:
Berkovița, Regiunea Montana, Bulgaria


Berkovitsa Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Берковица) is a municipality (obshtina) in Montana Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, located in the area of the so-called Fore-Balkan to the northern slopes of the western Stara planina mountain. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Berkovitsa.

The municipality has a territory of 470 km².

Todorini Kukli peak (1,785 m (5,856 ft)) is located in the southeastern part of the area, almost on the very border with Varshets Municipality.

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences24
Youngest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Spiriferina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Spiriferina190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lobothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Lobothyris196.5 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Silesites seranonis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Silesitidae : Silesites : Silesites seranonis130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Macroscaphites yuani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macroscaphitidae : Macroscaphites : Macroscaphites yuani130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Macroscaphites (Costidiscus) recticostatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macroscaphitidae : Macroscaphites : Macroscaphites (Costidiscus) recticostatus130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phyllopachyceras infundibulum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Phyllopachyceras : Phyllopachyceras infundibulum130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lobothyris punctata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Lobothyris : Lobothyris punctata190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liospiriferina alpina
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Liospiriferina : Liospiriferina alpina190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Tetrarhynchia : Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis196.5 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cincta numismalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Cincta : Cincta numismalis196.5 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) darwini
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria (Zeilleria) darwini196.5 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria subnumismalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria subnumismalis190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gibbirhynchia curviceps
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : Gibbirhynchia curviceps196.5 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria quadrifida
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria quadrifida190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria lycetti
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria lycetti182.7 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia cynocephala
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : Homoeorhynchia cynocephala182.7 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Pseudogibbirhynchia : Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei182.7 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Liospiriferina villosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Spiriferinidae : Liospiriferina : Liospiriferina villosa189.6 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia acuta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : Homoeorhynchia acuta189.6 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Quadratirhynchia quadrata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Quadratirhynchia : Quadratirhynchia quadrata189.6 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sarthacensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria (Zeilleria) sarthacensis190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Phyllopachyceras bontshevi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Phyllopachyceras : Phyllopachyceras bontshevi130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eoleptoceras (Tzankoviceras) tzankovi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Hamulinites : Eoleptoceras (Tzankoviceras) tzankovi130 - 125.45 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkovitsa_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2609066


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