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North Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
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North Shewa ZoneZone
Oromia RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fichē25,758 (2012)
Gebre Guracha16,583 (2012)
Sendafa7,326 (2013)
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
ኦሮምያ?
Other Languages:
French:
Semien Shewa, Oromia, Éthiopie
Simplified Chinese:
北施瓦地區 , 奧羅米亞州, 埃塞俄比亚
Cebuano:
North Shewa Zone , Oromiya Region, Etiopia
Japanese:
セミエン・ショア地区, オロミア州, エチオピア
Oromo:
Shawaa Kaabaa, Oromiyaa
Swedish:
North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Etiopien
Zulu:
North Shewa Zone , I-Ithiopia


(NB: Not the same as the Semien Shewa in the Amhara region.)

Rock Types Recorded

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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences117
Youngest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mugher Mudstone20152.1 - 145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Antalo Limestone1163.5 - 145 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pleurotomaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : Pleurotomaria157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Turbo
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Turbinidae : Turbo157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ampullina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Harpagodes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Harpagodes157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lambis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Lambis166.1 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Belemnopsis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pinna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Exogyra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra166.1 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lima
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Anisocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Anisocardia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Unicardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Unicardium157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya166.1 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plectomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Plectomya157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Terebratula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Acrocidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudodiadematidae : Acrocidaris157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Clypeus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Clypeidae : Clypeus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Rhinobatos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Lepidotes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pycnodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Pycnodus152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pelomedusidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Pleurosternidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pleurosternidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Goniopholis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae : Goniopholis152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hypsilophodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hypsilophodontidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Tetanurae
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Tetanurae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Mesoeucrocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Mesoeucrocodylia152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Dromaeosaurinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeosauridae : Dromaeosaurinae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hybodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Ceratodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Semionotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Semionotidae152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Priohybodus arambourgi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Priohybodus : Priohybodus arambourgi152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Asiatoceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes : Neoceratodontidae : Asiatoceratodus152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Modiolus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Modiola (Lithophagus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiola (Lithophagus)157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Xestosina subsella
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : Xestosina subsella157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Xestosina suprajurensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : Xestosina suprajurensis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Somalirhynchia somalica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Somalirhynchia : Somalirhynchia somalica166.1 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Zeilleria latifrons
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria latifrons163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Globularia hemisphaerica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : Globularia hemisphaerica157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Mytilus jurensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus jurensis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Arcomytilus laitmairensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Arcomytilus : Arcomytilus laitmairensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Inoperna perplicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Inoperna : Inoperna perplicata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea costellata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea costellata166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plagiostoma harronis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma harronis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Venilicardia hunti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Venilicardia : Venilicardia hunti163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya aequalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya aequalis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Mactromya verioti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya verioti157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya daghaniensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya daghaniensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ceratomya excentrica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya excentrica157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomyopsis striata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Ceratomyopsidae : Ceratomyopsis : Ceratomyopsis striata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Thracia viceliacensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia viceliacensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Thracia incerta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : Thracia incerta157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya aubryi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya aubryi166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) somaliensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) somaliensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Homomya inornata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Homomya : Homomya inornata166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eligmus rollandi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Eligmus : Eligmus rollandi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mytilus subpectinatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus subpectinatus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Integricardium bannesianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Integricardium : Integricardium bannesianum157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Mactromya quadrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya : Mactromya quadrata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei163.5 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Globularia coxi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Globularia : Globularia coxi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Lima aequilatera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima : Lima aequilatera157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lima densepunctata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima : Lima densepunctata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lima subdensepunctata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima : Lima subdensepunctata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Avicula gessneri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Avicula : Avicula gessneri157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Modiola pantanellii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiola pantanellii157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pinna constantini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : Pinna constantini157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Arca choffati
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca choffati157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Arca sublata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca sublata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cardium moricinum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Cardium : Cardium moricinum157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya acuminata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya acuminata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya paucicosta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya paucicosta157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya cuneiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya cuneiformis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cercomya schoensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Laternulidae : Cercomya : Cercomya schoensis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Natica vicinalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica : Natica vicinalis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Natica eudora
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica : Natica eudora157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Natica dubia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica : Natica dubia157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Chenopus ornatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Chenopus : Chenopus ornatus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cuphosolenus dyoniseus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Cuphosolenus : Cuphosolenus dyoniseus157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Zeilleria humeralis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria humeralis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pentithyris pelagica
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Dorsoplicathyris : Pentithyris pelagica163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Paracenoceras hexagonum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Paracenoceratidae : Paracenoceras : Paracenoceras hexagonum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Recrosalenia somaliensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Heterodiadematidae : Recrosalenia : Recrosalenia somaliensis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Musculus somaliensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Crenellidae : Musculus : Musculus somaliensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pholadomya carinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya carinata166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchonella edwardsi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonella : Rhynchonella edwardsi166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Trigonia pullus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia : Trigonia pullus166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Peramura
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Peramura152.1 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic
Hinnites (Pleuronectites)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Hinnites : Hinnites (Pleuronectites)157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya ragazzii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya ragazzii157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Zeilleria egena
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria egena157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Paracenoceras prohexagonum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Paracenoceratidae : Paracenoceras : Paracenoceras prohexagonum167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Kutchirhynchia morieri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kutchirhynchia : Kutchirhynchia morieri166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Shewa_Zone_(Oromia)
Wikidata ID:Q3478428
GeoNames ID:7670714

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