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Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types
RabahLocal Government Area
SokotoState
NigeriaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Dange-Shuni, Sokoto, Nigeria
Goronyo, Sokoto, Nigeria
Kware, Sokoto, Nigeria
Wurno, Sokoto, Nigeria
Isa, Sokoto, Nigeria
Bakura, Zamfara, Nigeria
Maradun, Zamfara, Nigeria
Type:
Local Government Area
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gandi13,940 (2018)
Rabah8,707 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
409356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409356:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
Rabah
French:
Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria
Hausa:
Rabah, Sokoto, Nijeriya
Italian:
Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria
Spanish:
Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria
Yoruba:
Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Rabah, Sókótó, Nàìjíríà
Cebuano:
Rabah (kapital sa distrito), Sokoto, Nigeria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rabah


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trigonarca
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoheligmus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pseudoheligmus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anofia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Anofia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aphrodina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Aphrodina72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Austrocardium
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Austrocardium72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baluchicardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesocallista
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mesocallista72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Subvenericardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Subvenericardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thyasira
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Veniella72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha nicaisei
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha : Nicaisolopha nicaisei72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ambigostrea villei
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea villei72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ambigostrea tripolitana
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ambigostrea : Ambigostrea tripolitana72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabah
Wikidata ID:Q7278481
GeoNames ID:8632720


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