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Sokoto, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
SokotoState
NigeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sokoto563,861 (2016)
Tambuwal20,932 (2016)
Gwadabawa17,486 (2016)
Illela17,461 (2016)
Gandi13,940 (2018)
Wurno13,087 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
158293
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158293:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sokoto, Nigeria
German:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Hausa:
Sokoto, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Sokoto, Naijiria
Italian:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Russian:
Сокото, Нигерия
Simplified Chinese:
索科托, 奈及利亞
Spanish:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Sókótó, Nàìjíríà
Afrikaans:
Sokoto stad, Nigerië
Albanian:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Asturian:
Sokoto, Nixeria
Belarusian:
Сакота, Нігерыя
Catalan:
Sokoto, Nigèria
Cebuano:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Croatian:
Sokoto, Nigerija
Czech:
Sokoto, Nigérie
Danish:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Dutch:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Esperanto:
Sokoto, Niĝerio
Farsi/Persian:
سوکوتو, نیجریه
Finnish:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Georgian:
სოკოტო, ნიგერია
Hungarian:
Sokoto, Nigéria
Indonesian:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Japanese:
ソコト, ナイジェリア
Korean:
소코토, 나이지리아
Lithuanian:
Sokotas, Nigerija
Macedonian:
Сокото, Нигерија
Polish:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Portuguese:
Sokoto, Nigéria
Romanian:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Swedish:
Sokoto, Nigeria
Turkish:
Sokoto, Nijerya
Ukrainian:
Сокото, Нігерія


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Fossils

There are 21 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Dange366 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Dukamaje170.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Dukamaje - Gypsiferous shale172.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Rima - Dukamaje172.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trigonarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoheligmus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pseudoheligmus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anofia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Anofia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aphrodina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Aphrodina72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Austrocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Austrocardium72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baluchicardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesocallista
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mesocallista72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Subvenericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Subvenericardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thyasira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Veniella72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyposaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Hyposaurus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Rhabdognathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Rhabdognathus66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Dyrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae66 - 56 Ma
Paleocene
Goronyosaurus nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Goronyosaurus : Goronyosaurus nigeriensis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Sokotosuchus : Sokotosuchus ianwilsoni70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha nicaisei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha : Nicaisolopha nicaisei72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ambigostrea villei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea villei72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ambigostrea tripolitana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea tripolitana72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoto_State
Wikidata ID:Q503941
GeoNames ID:2322907

Localities in this Region


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