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

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PlacePopulation
Varshets7,512 (2016)
Other Languages:
Bulgarian:
Вършец, Монтана , България
Romanian:
Vărșeț, Regiunea Montana, Bulgaria


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

The municipality has a territory of 240 km².

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

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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ozirovo8180.1 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Phymatoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phymatoceratidae : Phymatoceras182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Catacoeloceras crassum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Catacoeloceras : Catacoeloceras crassum182 - 175.6 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
Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Dactylioceras : Dactylioceras (Orthodactylites)183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Pseudogibbirhynchia : Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei182.7 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Eleganticeras exaratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Eleganticeras : Eleganticeras exaratum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Hildaites murleyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hildoceratidae : Hildaites : Hildaites murleyi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Dactylioceras temperatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Dactylioceras : Dactylioceras temperatum182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Peronoceras fibulatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Dactylioceratidae : Peronoceras : Peronoceras fibulatum182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varshets_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2608803


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