Zarqa Governorate, Jordani

Regional Level Types
Zarqa Governorate	Governorate
Jordan	Country

Zarqa Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الزرقاء Muħāfazat az-Zarqāʔ, local dialects ez-Zergā or ez-Zer'a) is the third-largest governorate in Jordan by population.

The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate.

It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the Jordanian capital Amman.

The second-largest city in the governorate is Russeifa.

Zarqa Governorate hosts the largest military and air bases of the Jordanian armed forces.

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	148
Youngest Fossil Listed	33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed	99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units	Click here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Wadi Esh-Shallala 47 38 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene) Balqa - Phosphorite Unit 31 72.1 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Ajlun - Shuayb 16 93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Ajlun - Fuheis 16 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Ajlun - Hummar 8 99.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Shuayb 6 99.6 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from Region	Click here to show the list.
Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Baculites genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Baculitidae : Baculites 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Calycoceras genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pseudocalycoceras genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudocalycoceras 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Arca genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Eonavicula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Eonavicula 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Inoceramus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Mytiloides genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Mytiloides 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Neithea genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Plicatula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rutitrigonia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Rutitrigoniidae : Rutitrigonia 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Aphrodina genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Aphrodina 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cardium genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Dosinia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Granocardium genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Granocardium 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Lucina genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Venus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venus 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pholadomya genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Heptranchias genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Heptranchias 55.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Hexanchus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Hexanchus 55.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Weltonia genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Hexanchiformes : Weltonia 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene Centrophorus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squaliformes : Centrophoridae : Centrophorus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Pristiophorus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Pristiophoriformes : Pristiophoridae : Pristiophorus 55.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Orectolobiformes order Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Brachaelurus genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Brachaelurus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Pararhincodon genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Pararhincodon 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Alopias genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Alopiidae : Alopias 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Otodus (Carcharocles) subgenus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus (Carcharocles) 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Cretolamna genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Isurus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Mitsukurina genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Mitsukurina 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene Scapanorhynchus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Scapanorhynchus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Squalicorax genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Squalicorax 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Xiphodolamia genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Lamiostomatidae : Xiphodolamia 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Carcharhinus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Galeocerdo genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Hemipristis genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Hemigaleidae : Hemipristis 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Megascyliorhinus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes : Parascylliidae : Megascyliorhinus 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene Physogaleus genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Physogaleus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Rhizoprionodon genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Rhizoprionodon 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Scyliorhinus genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Scyllidae : Scyliorhinus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Triakis genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Galeidae : Triakis 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Rhinobatos genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Rhynchobatus genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhynchobatidae : Rhynchobatus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Torpedo genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Torpedinidae : Torpedo 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Dasyatis genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis 55.8 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Gymnura genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Gymnuridae : Gymnura 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Myliobatis genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Pseudoegertonia genus Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Elopiformes : Phyllodontidae : Pseudoegertonia 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Enchodus genus Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Globidens genus Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Globidens 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Halisaurus genus Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Halisaurus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Platecarpus genus Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Platecarpus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Plesiosauria unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Crocodylia unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cetacea order Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Chelonioidea superfamily Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonioidea 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Mosasauridae family Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Elasmosauridae family Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Ornithopoda unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ornithopoda 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Dugongidae family Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Sclerorhynchidae family Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Crocodyliformes suborder Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodyliformes 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Elasmobranchii class Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Testudines order Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Panopea genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Protocardia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Basilosaurus isis species Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Basilosauridae : Basilosaurus : Basilosaurus isis 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Odontaspididae family Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene Teleostei unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pycnodontidae family Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Dasyatidae family Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Carcharias genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Hemigaleidae family Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Hemigaleidae 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Zygrhablithus genus Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccosphaerales : Calyptrosphaeraceae : Zygrhablithus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Discoaster genus Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Discoasterales : Discoasteraceae : Discoaster 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Coccolithus genus Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Coccolithaceae : Coccolithus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Plicatoscyllium genus Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Ginglymostomatidae : Plicatoscyllium 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Stephanodus genus Trigonodontidae : Stephanodus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhombodus binkhorsti species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Rhombodontidae : Rhombodus : Rhombodus binkhorsti 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Stratodus apicalis species Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Alepisauriformes : Dercetidae : Stratodus : Stratodus apicalis 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Sphenodiscus lobatus species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Sphenodiscidae : Sphenodiscus : Sphenodiscus lobatus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Newboldiceras) asiaticum 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Cretolamna biauriculata species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna : Cretolamna biauriculata 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Arambourgiania philadelphiae species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Azhdarchidae : Arambourgiania : Arambourgiania philadelphiae 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Pseudocarcharias genus Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Pseudocarchariidae : Pseudocarcharias 55.8 - 48.6 Ma Eocene Reticulofenestra genus Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Isochrysidales : Noelaerhabdaceae : Reticulofenestra 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Helicosphaera genus Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Coccolithaceae : Helicosphaera 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Coccolithus pelagicus species Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithus : Coccolithus pelagicus 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Prognathodon giganteus species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Prognathodon : Prognathodon giganteus 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Xiphodolamia serrata species Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Lamiostomatidae : Xiphodolamia : Xiphodolamia serrata 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Eutrephoceras azraqensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras azraqensis 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Libycoceras ismaelis species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Sphenodiscidae : Libycoceras : Libycoceras ismaelis 72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) flabellatum species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Amphidonte : Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) flabellatum 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Laevigyra luynesi species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Laevigyra : Laevigyra luynesi 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhynchostreon mermeti species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Rhynchostreon : Rhynchostreon mermeti 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Rhynchostreon : Rhynchostreon suborbiculatum 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Neithea (Neithea) dutrugei species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea : Neithea (Neithea) dutrugei 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Plicatula auressensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula auressensis 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Plicatula ferryi species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula ferryi 99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil Localities	Click to show 8 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarqa_Governorate
Wikidata ID:	Q721445
GeoNames ID:	250092