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Awgu, Enugu, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
AwguLocal Government Area
EnuguState
NigeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Awgu23,175 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
408859
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408859:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Awgu
French:
Awgu, Enugu, Nigeria
Hausa:
Awgu, Enugu, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Awgu, Ȯra Enugu, Naijiria
Italian:
Awgu, Enugu, Nigeria
Spanish:
Awgu, Enugu, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Awgu, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ẹnúgu, Nàìjíríà
Cebuano:
Awgu (distrito), Enugu , Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Awgu, Enugu Chiu
Portuguese:
Awgu, Enugu, Nigéria


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Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Awgu Limestone189.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Awgu Ndeaboh Shale989.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eulophoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphenodiscidae : Eulophoceras89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Peroniceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Peroniceras89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Texanites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Texanites89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tissotia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tissotiidae : Tissotia89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Forresteria (Forresteria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Forresteria : Forresteria (Forresteria)89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Onitschoceras matsumotoi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Onitschoceras : Onitschoceras matsumotoi89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Barroisiceras : Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras)89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Costacopluma concava
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Goneplacidae : Costacopluma : Costacopluma concava89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awgu
Wikidata ID:Q4830051
GeoNames ID:7873937


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