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West Hararghe Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
Regional Level Types
West Hararghe ZoneZone
Oromia RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Āsbe Teferī30,772 (2013)
Bedēsa17,526 (2012)
Gelemso16,065 (2012)
Hīrna12,295 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
406576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406576:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mirab Hararghe, Oromia, Éthiopie
Simplified Chinese:
西哈勒爾蓋地區, 奧羅米亞州, 埃塞俄比亚
Cebuano:
West Harerghe Zone, Oromiya Region, Etiopia
Oromo:
Dhiha Hararghe, Oromiyaa
Swedish:
West Harerghe Zone, Oromia, Etiopien
Traditional Chinese:
西哈勒爾蓋地區, 奧羅米亞州, 埃塞俄比亞
Zulu:
West Hararghe Zone, I-Ithiopia


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed9.70 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.1 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chorora1311.1 - 9.7 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Carnivora
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Cercopithecidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Suidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Hippopotamidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Palaeotragus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Giraffidae : Palaeotragus11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Hipparion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Elephantidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Kenyapotamus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Kenyapotamus11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Chororapithecus abyssinicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Chororapithecus : Chororapithecus abyssinicus11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
Chororatherium roobii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Chororatherium : Chororatherium roobii11.1 - 9.7 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Hararghe_Zone
Wikidata ID:Q1109889
GeoNames ID:7732969


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