Bashkir Shikhans

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Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau is part of the Tentative list of Russia in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.

The Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau are isolated mountains consisting of exposed Permian reefs, with marine Palaeontological remains. Its fossils are unique because elsewhere relict forms survived.

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Full Name
Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Yuraktau and Kushtau
Country
Russia
Added
2022
Nominated for
2026
Type
Natural
Categories
Paleontology - Non-hominid fossils
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2025 Postponed

Because of 2 nominations by Russia in the same year

2022 Added to Tentative List

The site has 3 locations

Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau Shikhan (T)
Bashkir Shikhans: Yuraktau Shikhan (T)
Bashkir Shikhans: Kushtau Shikhan (T)

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