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Funakaye, Gombe, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
FunakayeLocal Government Area
GombeState
NigeriaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
408884
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408884:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Funakaye
French:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nigeria
Hausa:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nijeriya
Italian:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nigeria
Spanish:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Funakaye, Gombe State, Nàìjíríà
Dutch:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Funakaye, Gombe Chiu
Portuguese:
Funakaye, Gombe, Nigéria


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Fossils

There are 55 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences55
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Gongila3789.8 - 86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fika Shale1893.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Paramammites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Paramammites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia catinus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia catinus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paramammites polymorphus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Paramammites : Paramammites polymorphus93.5 - 89.3 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
Fagesia peroni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia peroni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : Pseudotissotia nigeriensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras paganum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras paganum99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites cephalotus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites cephalotus99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras pseudonodosoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras pseudonodosoides99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras silvanense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras silvanense93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paravascoceras carteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Paravascoceras carteri99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras cauvini99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) pavillieri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) pavillieri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) segne93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras gadeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras gadeni99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras jacqueti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras jacqueti99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudovascoceras nigeriense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudovascoceras : Pseudovascoceras nigeriense99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras ellipticum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras ellipticum99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras glabrum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras glabrum99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras barberi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras barberi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paravascoceras tectiforme
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Paravascoceras tectiforme99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras obscurum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras obscurum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spathites (Jeanrogericeras) subconciliatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Spathites : Spathites (Jeanrogericeras) subconciliatus99.6 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funakaye
Wikidata ID:Q5508725


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