There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Eocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

56.0 Ma (Paleocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Astrocoenia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Astrocoenia*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Trochoseris genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : *Trochoseris*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Astrocoenia gregoryi species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Astrocoenia : *Astrocoenia gregoryi*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Actinastrea ramosa species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : *Actinastrea ramosa*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Tubicora aylmeri species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Parasmiliidae : Tubicora : *Tubicora aylmeri*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene

Fossil Localities

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Somalia

Somaliland
- Togdheer
  - Paleogene🐚 Geba Geba

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burao_District
Wikidata ID:	Q4998120
GeoNames ID:	9179656

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