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Anaborano Ifasy Commune, Ambilobe, Diana, Madagascari
Regional Level Types
Anaborano Ifasy CommuneCommune
AmbilobeDistrict
DianaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
250178
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250178:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kaominin' Anaborano Ifasy, Distrikan' Ambilobe, Faritr'i Diana, Faritanin' Antsiranana, Madagasikara


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sakamena - Middle Sakamena1252.17 - 247.2 Ma (Phanerozoic)
Sakamena - Lower Sakamena7259.9 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Propinacoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Medlicottiidae : Propinacoceras259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cyclolobus walkeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Cyclolobidae : Cyclolobus : Cyclolobus walkeri259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Liroceras waterloti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Liroceratidae : Liroceras : Liroceras waterloti259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Liroceras molengraafi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Liroceratidae : Liroceras : Liroceras molengraafi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Bellerophon vigilii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : Bellerophon vigilii259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Palaeoneilo praeacuta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Palaeoneilo : Palaeoneilo praeacuta259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Aviculopecten punjabensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten punjabensis259.9 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Holothuroidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Paranorites madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Paranoritidae : Paranorites : Paranorites madagascariensis251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Mahavisaurus dentatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Indobrachyopidae : Mahavisaurus : Mahavisaurus dentatus251.3 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Wantzosaurus elongatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Trematosauridae : Wantzosaurus : Wantzosaurus elongatus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Whiteia tuberculata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Whiteiidae : Whiteia : Whiteia tuberculata252.17 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
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