Umu-Nneochi, Abia, Nigeria i
Regional Level Types
Umu-Nneochi Local Government Area
Abia State
Nigeria Country

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Nkporo Shale	4	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Eze-Aku Shales	2	93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Eze-Aku	15	93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Mammites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : *Mammites*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stoliczkaia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lyelliceratidae : *Stoliczkaia*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Watinoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : *Watinoceras*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wrightoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotidae : *Wrightoceras*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acanthoceratidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paramammites polymorphus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Paramammites : *Paramammites polymorphus*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : *Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia)*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Mortoniceras (Angolaites) gregoryi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : *Mortoniceras (Angolaites) gregoryi*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Anisoceras perarmatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Anisoceratidae : Anisoceras : *Anisoceras perarmatum*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Kamerunoceras eschii species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Kamerunoceras : *Kamerunoceras eschii*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mammites nodosoides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Mammites : *Mammites nodosoides*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia peroni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : *Fagesia peroni*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solenoceras bembense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Diplomoceratidae : Solenoceras : *Solenoceras bembense*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites cephalotus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : *Neoptychites cephalotus*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras venezolanum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras venezolanum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nostoceras rotundum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Nostoceratidae : Nostoceras : *Nostoceras rotundum*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Libycoceras dandense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Sphenodiscidae : Libycoceras : *Libycoceras dandense*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) bizonatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Phylloceras : *Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) bizonatum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kamerunoceras puebloense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Kamerunoceras : *Kamerunoceras puebloense*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydesmoceras denisonianum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Pachydesmoceras : *Pachydesmoceras denisonianum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Watinoceras amudariense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Watinoceras : *Watinoceras amudariense*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hoplitoides latefundatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Hoplitoides : *Hoplitoides latefundatus*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stramentum inconstans species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Scalpelliformes : Stramentidae : Stramentum : *Stramentum inconstans*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cirroceras conradi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Nostoceratidae : Cirroceras : *Cirroceras conradi*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Nigeria

Cretaceous🐚 Loc. 22
Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Lokpanta
Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Lokpanta [Eze-Aku Shales]
Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Lokpauku

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umu_Nneochi
Wikidata ID:	Q7881822
GeoNames ID:	7932084

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