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Shaqlawa District, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi
Regional Level Types
Shaqlawa DistrictDistrict
Erbil GovernorateGovernorate
IraqCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
420515
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420515:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
قضاء شقلاوة, أربيل, العراق
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
قەزای شەقڵاوە, پارێزگای ھەولێر, عێراق
Kurdish (Latin Script):
قەزای شەقڵاوە, Hewlêr, Iraq


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fat'ha715.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Parastarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Parastarte15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mytilus edulis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus edulis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ostrea (Bellostrea) bellovacina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea (Bellostrea) bellovacina15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Hyotissa semipiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Hyotissa : Hyotissa semipiana15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Nuculana minima
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana : Nuculana minima15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Asia
Indian Plate (India Plate)

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