There are 116 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

116

Youngest Fossil Listed

89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Pindiga	74	93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Yolde	23	93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Pinodiga	19	93.9 - 89.8 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Nerita genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : *Nerita*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampullina (Ampullospira) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : *Ampullina (Ampullospira)*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : *Nigericeras*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : *Thomasites*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : *Vascoceras*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bivalvia class	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : *Trigonarca*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyrostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Gyrostrea*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : *Plicatula*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anisocardia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : *Anisocardia*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arctica genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : *Arctica*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astarte genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : *Astarte*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paphia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Paphia*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : *Veniella*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : *Liopistha*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pholadomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Pholadomya*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heteroconopeum genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Chiplonkarinidae : *Heteroconopeum*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Volsella genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : *Modiolus*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : *Mecaster*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites wallsi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : *Thomasites wallsi*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eotissotia simplex species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Eotissotia : *Eotissotia simplex*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : *Pseudotissotia nigeriensis*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras paganum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : *Pseudaspidoceras paganum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metengonoceras dumbli species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Engonoceratidae : Metengonoceras : *Metengonoceras dumbli*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras proprium species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras proprium*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras globosum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras globosum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras cauvini*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micropedina olisiponensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaroida : Micropedina : *Micropedina olisiponensis*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Retitricolpites genus	Plantae : Magnoliophyta : *Retitricolpites*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : *Tricolpites*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Ephedripites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Ephedrales : Ephedraceae : *Ephedripites*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : *Cicatricosisporites*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Galeacornea clavis species	Galeacornea : *Galeacornea clavis*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Gnetaceaepollenites genus	*Gnetaceaepollenites*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Galeacornea causea species	Galeacornea : *Galeacornea causea*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Steevesipollenites binodosus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Gnetales : Steevesipollenites : *Steevesipollenites binodosus*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Afropollis jardinus species	Plantae : Afropollis : *Afropollis jardinus*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Gnetaceaepollenites diversus species	Gnetaceaepollenites : *Gnetaceaepollenites diversus*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Gnetaceaepollenites clathratus species	Gnetaceaepollenites : *Gnetaceaepollenites clathratus*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Araucariacites australis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucariacites : *Araucariacites australis*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Austrobaileyales : Trimeniaceae : *Cretacaeiporites*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites scabratus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Austrobaileyales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : *Cretacaeiporites scabratus*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites polygonalis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Austrobaileyales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : *Cretacaeiporites polygonalis*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Monosulcites genus	Plantae : Angiospermae : *Monosulcites*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Tricolporopollenites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae : *Tricolporopollenites*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Monocolpopollenites genus	Plantae : Magnoliophyta : *Monocolpopollenites*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites mulleri species	Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : *Cretacaeiporites mulleri*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Classopollis brasiliensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis brasiliensis*	105.3 - 89.8 Ma Cretaceous
Tetracolpites genus	Plantae : Angiospermae : *Tetracolpites*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Droseridites senonicus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Droseraceae : Droseridites : *Droseridites senonicus*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ephedripites ambiguus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Ephedrales : Ephedraceae : Ephedripites : *Ephedripites ambiguus*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites giganteus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolpites : *Tricolpites giganteus*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites microstriatus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolpites : *Tricolpites microstriatus*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hexaporotricolpites genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Buxales : Didymelaceae : *Hexaporotricolpites*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Triorites africaensis species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Triorites : *Triorites africaensis*	99.6 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tricolpites gigantoreticulatus species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolpites : *Tricolpites gigantoreticulatus*	93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hexaporotricolpites potoniei species	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Buxales : Didymelaceae : Hexaporotricolpites : *Hexaporotricolpites potoniei*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Pseudovascoceras nigeriense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudovascoceras : *Pseudovascoceras nigeriense*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras ellipticum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras ellipticum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Burroceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : *Burroceras*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras simplex species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras simplex*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras glabrum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras glabrum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras obscurum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras obscurum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Perotriletes genus	*Perotriletes*	105.3 - 93.5 Ma Cretaceous
Granocardium productum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Granocardium : *Granocardium productum*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mimachlamys cretosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Mimachlamys cretosa*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Atrina laticostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Atrina : *Atrina laticostata*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula auressensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : *Plicatula auressensis*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula ferryi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : *Plicatula ferryi*	99.6 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster pseudofourneli species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Mecaster : *Mecaster pseudofourneli*	99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Nigeria

Gombe
- Cretaceous🐚 Kumo-6 Borehole
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Pindiga
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Pindiga Stream

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Wikidata ID:	Q3510455

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