Ifo, Ogun, Nigeria i
Regional Level Types
Ifo Local Government Area
Ogun State
Nigeria Country

Regional Level Types
Ifo	Local Government Area
Ogun	State
Nigeria	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Ado Odo/Ota, Ogun, Nigeria

Egbado South, Ogun, Nigeria

Ewekoro, Ogun, Nigeria

Obafemi Owode, Ogun, Nigeria

Shagamu, Ogun, Nigeria

Type:

Local Government Area

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Ifo	88,272 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

409218

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:409218:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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English:

Ifo

French:

Ifo, État d'Ogun, Nigeria

Hausa:

Ifo, Ogun, Nijeriya

Italian:

Ifo, Ogun, Nigeria

Spanish:

Ifo, Estado de Ogun, Nigeria

Yoruba:

Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Ifo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ògùn, Nàìjíríà

Cebuano:

Ifo (distrito), Ogun State, Nigeria

Dutch:

Ifo, Ogun, Nigeria

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Ifo

Polish:

Ifo, Ogun, Nigeria

Portuguese:

Ifo, Ogun, Nigéria

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

41.3 Ma (Eocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

47.8 Ma (Eocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Squatina genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Squatiniformes : Squatinidae : *Squatina*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Pristis genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : *Pristis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Nebrius serra species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Ginglymostomatidae : Nebrius : *Nebrius serra*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Cylindracanthus rectus species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Cylindracanthus : *Cylindracanthus rectus*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Myliobatis toliapicus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis : *Myliobatis toliapicus*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Cylindracanthus gigas species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Cylindracanthus : *Cylindracanthus gigas*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Otodus koerti species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Otodus : *Otodus koerti*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Galeocerdo semilevis species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : *Galeocerdo semilevis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Eugaleus falconeri species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Galeorhinus : *Eugaleus falconeri*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Sphyrna itoriensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Sphyrnidae : Sphyrna : *Sphyrna itoriensis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Sphyrna tortilis species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Sphyrnidae : Sphyrna : *Sphyrna tortilis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Carcharhinus nigeriensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : *Carcharhinus nigeriensis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Myliobatis bothriodon species	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis : *Myliobatis bothriodon*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Arius russi species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Ariidae : Arius : *Arius russi*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene
Trichiurus oshosunensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Trichiuridae : Trichiurus : *Trichiurus oshosunensis*	47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene

Fossil Localities

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Nigeria

Ogun
- Eocene🐚 Oshosun

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifo
Wikidata ID:	Q5991216
GeoNames ID:	8636327

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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

Other Databases

Ifo, Ogun, Nigeria i
Regional Level Types
Ifo Local Government Area
Ogun State
Nigeria Country