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Balanga, Gombe, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
BalangaLocal Government Area
GombeState
NigeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dadiya7,152 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
408890
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408890:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Balanga
French:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria
Hausa:
Balanga (Nijeriya), Gombe, Nijeriya
Igbo:
Balanga, Ȯra Gombe, Naijiria
Italian:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria
Spanish:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Balanga, Gombe State, Nàìjíríà
Dutch:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria
Iloko:
Balanga, Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Balanga, Gombe Chiu
Portuguese:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigéria
Swedish:
Balanga, Gombe, Nigeria


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Fossils

There are 20 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sekule789.8 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Jessu593.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Dukul893.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Solgerites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Solgerites89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Thomasites93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brachidontes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymbophora
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Cymbophora89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Liopistha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Liopistha93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pholadomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites wallsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites wallsi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Pseudotissotia : Pseudotissotia nigeriensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras) onilahyense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Barroisiceras : Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras) onilahyense89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras proprium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras proprium93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras cauvini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras cauvini93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte vesicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte vesicularis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus spinosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : Spondylus spinosus89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hyotissa semipiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Hyotissa semipiana89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula auressensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula auressensis89.8 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lima (Plagiostoma) pseudohoernesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Lima (Plagiostoma) pseudohoernesi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanga,_Nigeria
Wikidata ID:Q4374738


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