There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Eocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

166 Ma (Middle Jurassic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acropora genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : *Acropora*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Astrocoenia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : *Astrocoenia*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Stylina genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : *Stylina*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Trochoseris genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : *Trochoseris*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Tubicora aylmeri species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Parasmiliidae : Tubicora : *Tubicora aylmeri*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Stylina lortphillipsi species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : *Stylina lortphillipsi*	56 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
Pseudoglossothyris sulcata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Pseudoglossothyris : *Pseudoglossothyris sulcata*	166.1 - 163.5 Ma Middle Jurassic

Fossil Localities

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Somalia

Somaliland
- Paleogene🐚 Mukhroh Well
- Sanaag
  - Middle Jurassic🐚 Gharab Gareh Hill
  - Paleogene🐚 Mah Tug near Ertoleh

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigavo_District
Wikidata ID:	Q5388375

Localities in this Region

Somalia

Somaliland
- Sanaag
  - Erigavo District
    - Mait Island Guano Mine

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African Plate

Mait ComplexOrogenic Belt
Southern Gulf of Aden basinBasin

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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Sanaag Region
Somaliland Disputed Territory
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