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Hudun District, Sool, Somaliland, Somaliai
Regional Level Types
Hudun DistrictDistrict
SoolRegion
SomalilandDisputed Territory
SomaliaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
469396
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:469396:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Xudun, Sool, Somaliland, Somalie
Simplified Chinese:
胡敦區, 蘇爾州, 索马里兰, 索马里
Arabic:
مقاطعة حدن, سول, صوماليلاند, الصومال
Cebuano:
Xudun District, Gobolka Sool
Dutch:
Xudun District, Sool, Somaliland, Somalië
Japanese:
フドゥン地区, スール州, ソマリランド, ソマリア
Sinhalese:
හුඩුන් දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සෝමාලිලෑන්ඩ්
Urdu:
خودون ضلع, سول, صومالی لینڈ
Zulu:
Xudun District


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed151 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed156 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Meragalleh Limestone2155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ceratomyopsis somaliensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Ceratomyopsidae : Ceratomyopsis : Ceratomyopsis somaliensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Lima (Plagiostoma) astartina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Lima (Plagiostoma) astartina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudun_District
Wikidata ID:Q8045197
GeoNames ID:9179652


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