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Tanout, Zinder, Nigeri
Regional Level Types
TanoutTown
ZinderRegion
NigerCountry

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PlacePopulation
Tanout15,204 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
408589
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408589:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
تانوت, منطقة زيندر, النيجر
English:
Tanout Department
French:
Tanout, Zinder, Niger
German:
Tanout, Zinder, Niger
Italian:
Dipartimento di Tanout, regione di Zinder, Niger
Simplified Chinese:
塔努特省, 津德尔大区, 尼日尔
Spanish:
Departamento de Tanout, Región de Zinder, Níger
Cebuano:
Département de Tânout, Zinder, Niger
Dutch:
Tanout Department, Zinder, Niger
Japanese:
タヌー県, ザンデール州, ニジェール
Romanian:
Departamentul Tanout, Regiunea Zinder, Niger
Urdu:
تانؤت محکمہ, زندر علاقہ, نائجر


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Onchosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Onchosaurus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ceratodus humei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus : Ceratodus humei100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coelodus plethodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Pycnodontes : Coelodus : Coelodus plethodon100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acrotemnus faba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Acrotemnus : Acrotemnus faba100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoceratodus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes : Neoceratodontidae : Neoceratodus : Neoceratodus africanus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus lamberti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus : Enchodus lamberti100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cylindracanthus bisulcatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Cylindracanthus : Cylindracanthus bisulcatus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neolobites vibrayeanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Neolobites : Neolobites vibrayeanus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : Pseudotissotia nigeriensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metengonoceras dumbli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Metengonoceras : Metengonoceras dumbli99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metoicoceras geslinianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Metoicoceras : Metoicoceras geslinianum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras cauvini99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coilopoceras inflatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras inflatum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras gadeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras gadeni99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras jacqueti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras jacqueti99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras ellipticum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras ellipticum99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanout_Department
Wikidata ID:Q913289


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