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Bornu Basin - Bima, Borno, Nigeria

GroupBornu Basin
FormationBima
Age:113 - 94 Ma
Cretaceous
IntervalAlbian - Cenomanian
Lithologyshale, sandstone, sandstone/"shale"
Number of Collections18
Number of Occurrences540

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Tuma-1 WellBorno, NigeriaBornu Basin - Bima

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Bornu Basin - Kerrikerri113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
sandstone, sandstone/"shale"90

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Afropollis jardinus
species
7Plantae : Afropollis : Afropollis jardinus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Monosulcites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Angiospermae : Monosulcites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Retimonocolpites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Retimonocolpites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Batiacasphaera sp.
genus
6Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Batiacasphaera113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Inaperturopollenites sp.
genus
6Cupressales : Inaperturopollenites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Galeacornea causea
species
7Galeacornea : Galeacornea causea113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Galeacornea clavis
species
7Galeacornea : Galeacornea clavis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Monocolpites sp.
genus
6Monocolpites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Deflandrea sp.
genus
6Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Deflandrea113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Senegalinium bicavatum
species
7Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Peridiniales : Peridiniaceae : Deflandrea : Senegalinium bicavatum113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Classopollis sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Classopollis brasiliensis
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : Classopollis brasiliensis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Hexaporotricolpites emelianovi
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Buxales : Didymelaceae : Hexaporotricolpites : Hexaporotricolpites emelianovi113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Tricolporopollenites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Euphorbiaceae : Tricolporopollenites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites mulleri
species
7Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Magnoliales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : Cretacaeiporites mulleri113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites polygonalis
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Austrobaileyales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : Cretacaeiporites polygonalis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cretacaeiporites scabratus
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Austrobaileyales : Trimeniaceae : Cretacaeiporites : Cretacaeiporites scabratus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Tricolpites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolpites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Tricolporites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Tricolporites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Triorites africaensis
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Triorites : Triorites africaensis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Botryococcus sp.
genus
6Plantae : Chlorophyta : Trebouxiophyceae : Trebouxiales : Botryococcaceae : Botryococcus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Elaterosporites klaszii
species
7Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Gnetales : Elaterosporites : Elaterosporites klaszii113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Ephedripites multicostatus
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gnetopsida : Ephedrales : Ephedraceae : Ephedripites : Ephedripites multicostatus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Verrucosisporites sp.
genus
6Plantae : Verrucosisporites113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous

References

Ola-Buraimo A. O., Boboye O. A. (2011) Palynological Investigation of the Albian to Lower Cenomanian Bima Formation, Bornu Basin, Nigeria, World Applied Sciences Journal 12 7, 1026-1033
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