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Bukwo, Eastern Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
BukwoDistrict
Eastern RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
361223
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:361223:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Bukwo District
French:
Bukwa, Est, Ouganda
German:
Bukwo-Distrikt, Ost-Region, Uganda
Italian:
Bukwa, Regione orientale, Uganda
Russian:
Буква, Восточная область, Уганда
Simplified Chinese:
布克瓦區, 東部區, 乌干达
Spanish:
Distrito de Bukwo, Uganda
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Bukwa, Mkoa wa Mashariki, Uganda
Arabic:
مقاطعة بوكو, أوغندا
Bengali:
বোকু জেলা, উগান্ডা
Cebuano:
Bukwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Danish:
Bukwo District, Uganda
Dutch:
Bukwa, Eastern, Oeganda
Finnish:
Bukwo, Uganda
Galician:
Distrito Bukwa, Uganda
Greek:
Μπούκβο, Ανατολική Ουγκάντα, Ουγκάντα
Gujarati:
બુક્વો જિલ્લો, યુગાંડા
Hindi:
बुक्वो जिला, युगाण्डा
Indonesian:
Distrik Bukwo, Uganda
Irish Gaelic:
Ceantar Bukwo, Uganda
Japanese:
ブクウォ県, 東部地域, ウガンダ
Kannada:
ಬುಕ್ವೋ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉಗಾಂಡ
Korean:
부쿼 구, 동부주, 우간다
Latvian:
Bukvo distrikts, Uganda
Lithuanian:
Bukvo apskritis, Uganda
Luganda:
Bukwa, Yuganda
Malay:
Bukwo District, Uganda
Marathi:
बूकवू जिल्हा, युगांडा
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bukwo Koān, Uganda
Polish:
Dystrykt Bukwo, Uganda
Portuguese:
Distrito de Bukwo, Região Leste, Uganda
Romanian:
Districtul Bukwa, Regiunea Estică, Uganda
Sinhalese:
බුක්වෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, උගන්ඩාව
Swedish:
Bukwadistriktet, Uganda
Tamil:
புகவு மாவட்டம், உகாண்டா
Telugu:
బుక్వో జిల్లా, ఉగాండా
Thai:
เขตบูโกว, ยูกันดา
Turkish:
Bukwo District, Doğu Bölgesi, Uganda
Ukrainian:
Район Букво, Східна область, Уганда
Urdu:
بوکوو ضلع, مشرقی علاقہ، یوگنڈا, یوگنڈا
Vietnamese:
Quận Bukwo, Uganda


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences42
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Myriapoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Myriapoda20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Carnivora
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pelomedusidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Trionychidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ciconiiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Rodentia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Megapedetes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Pedetidae : Megapedetes20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ochotonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Ochotonidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Tragulidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tragulidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaeomeryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeomerycidae : Palaeomeryx20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chilotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Chilotherium20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Dicerorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Dicerorhinus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Proboscidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Meroehyrax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Pliohyracidae : Meroehyrax20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Insectivora
superorder
Insectivora20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Prodeinotherium hobleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Deinotheriidae : Prodeinotherium : Prodeinotherium hobleyi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Diamantohyus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Palaeochoeridae : Sanitherium : Diamantohyus africanus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Maizania
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Maizaniidae : Maizania20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Masritherium aequatorialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Masritherium : Masritherium aequatorialis20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Dorcatherium pigotti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tragulidae : Dorcatherium : Dorcatherium pigotti20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Afrotragulus parvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tragulidae : Afrotragulus : Afrotragulus parvus20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Afrohyrax championi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Titanohyracidae : Afrohyrax : Afrohyrax championi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Sivameryx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : Sivameryx20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Potamidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Potamidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Alestidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Characiformes : Alestidae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Opeas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Achatinidae : Opeas20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Limicolaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Achatinidae : Limicolaria20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Heterocypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : Heterocypris20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Myohyrax oswaldi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : Myohyrax : Myohyrax oswaldi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pseudocrenilabrinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Cichliformes : Cichlidae : Pseudocrenilabrinae20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ugandamys downsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Phiomyidae : Ugandamys : Ugandamys downsi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Melanoides tuberculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Thiaridae : Melanoides : Melanoides tuberculata20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Limnopithecus legetet
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Limnopithecus : Limnopithecus legetet20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukwo_District
Wikidata ID:Q1375868


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