Deba Local Government Area
Gombe State
Nigeria Country

Regional Level Types
Yamaltu/Deba	Local Government Area
Gombe	State
Nigeria	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Bayo, Borno, Nigeria

Shani, Borno, Nigeria

Akko, Gombe, Nigeria

Kwami, Gombe, Nigeria

Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria

Type:

Local Government Area

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Deba	17,671 (2016)
Hinna	7,826 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

408889

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:408889:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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English:

Yamaltu/Deba

French:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nigeria

Hausa:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nijeriya

Italian:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nigeria

Spanish:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nigeria

Yoruba:

Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe State, Nàìjíríà

Cebuano:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nigeria

Portuguese:

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe, Nigéria

Urdu:

یامالتو/دبا, گومبے, نائجیریا

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Fossils

There are 18 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Pindiga	18	93.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ampullina (Ampullospira) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : *Ampullina (Ampullospira)*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Strombus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : *Strombus*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : *Fagesia*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : *Thomasites*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : *Vascoceras*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arctica genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : *Arctica*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astarte genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : *Astarte*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pholadomya genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : *Pholadomya*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mecaster genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : *Mecaster*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites wallsi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : *Thomasites wallsi*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eotissotia simplex species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Eotissotia : *Eotissotia simplex*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : *Pseudotissotia nigeriensis*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras paganum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : *Pseudaspidoceras paganum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras globosum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : *Vascoceras globosum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micropedina olisiponensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaroida : Micropedina : *Micropedina olisiponensis*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Granocardium productum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Granocardium : *Granocardium productum*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra : *Exogyra (Costagyra) olisiponensis*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula ferryi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : *Plicatula ferryi*	93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Nigeria

Gombe
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Kanawa

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaltu/Deba
Wikidata ID:	Q3510505

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