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Bende, Abia, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
BendeLocal Government Area
AbiaState
NigeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bende79,618 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
408629
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408629:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Bende
French:
Bende, Abia, Nigeria
Hausa:
Bende (Nijeriya), Abiya, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Bende, Ȯra Abia, Naijiria
Italian:
Bende, Abia, Nigeria
Spanish:
Bende, Abia, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bende, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ábíá, Nàìjíríà
Cebuano:
Bende (kapital sa distrito), Abia State, Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bende, Abia Chiu
Polish:
Bende, Abia , Nigeria
Portuguese:
Bende, Abia , Nigéria
Ukrainian:
Бенде, Абія, Нігерія


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Fossils

There are 28 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences28
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ameki2847.8 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Buliminella
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Buliminellidae : Buliminella56 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cancris
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cancrisidae : Cancris56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eponides
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Eponididae : Eponides56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Globigerina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Globigerina56 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Nonion
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nonionidae : Nonion56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rotalia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rotaliidae : Rotalia56 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Valvulineria
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cancrisidae : Valvulineria56 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Deltoidonautilus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Deltoidonautilus56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Basslerites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Basslerites56 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Buntonia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Buntonia56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Costa
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Costa56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Paracypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Paracypris56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Togoina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : Togoina56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cytherella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherella56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fibularia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Fibulariidae : Fibularia56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Myliobatis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bende,_Abia
Wikidata ID:Q4887027
GeoNames ID:8638388


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