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Ishielu, Ebonyi, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
IshieluLocal Government Area
EbonyiState
NigeriaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Ado, Benue, Nigeria
Ezza North, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Ohaukwu, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Onicha, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Isi-Uzo, Enugu, Nigeria
Nkanu East, Enugu, Nigeria
Type:
Local Government Area
Mindat Locality ID:
408818
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408818:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
Ishielu
French:
Ishielu, État d'Ebonyi, Nigeria
Hausa:
Ishielu, Ebonyi, Nijeriya
Italian:
Ishielu, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Spanish:
Ishielu, Estado de Ebonyi, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Ishielu, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ẹ̀bọ́nyì, Nàìjíríà
Cebuano:
Ishielu, Ebonyi, Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ishielu


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Fossils

There are 13 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Agwu Shale189.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Eze-Aku Shales893.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Eze-Aku493.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Coilopoceras
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Prionocycloceras multicostatum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Prionocycloceras : Prionocycloceras multicostatum89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites gongilensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites gongilensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites wallsi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites wallsi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ezilloella ezilloensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Ezilloella : Ezilloella ezilloensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Morrowites dixeyi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Morrowites : Morrowites dixeyi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wrightoceras munieri
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotidae : Wrightoceras : Wrightoceras munieri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras proprium
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras proprium93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras globosum
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras globosum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras cauvini93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites koulabicus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites koulabicus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishielu
Wikidata ID:Q6080174


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