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Toliara II District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascari
Regional Level Types
Toliara II DistrictDistrict
Atsimo-AndrefanaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Behompy7,000 (2018)
Antanimena4,000 (2018)
Anakao3,000 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
370720
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:370720:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Toliary-II
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Distrikan'i Toliara II, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagaskar


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Fossils

There are 36 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aepyornis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Struthioniformes : Aepyornithidae : Aepyornis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tyto alba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Tytonidae : Tyto : Tyto alba0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Anhinga melanogaster
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Suliformes : Anhingidae : Anhinga : Anhinga melanogaster0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Corvus albus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus albus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Streptopelia picturata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Streptopelia : Streptopelia picturata0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Turnix nigricollis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Turnicidae : Turnix : Turnix nigricollis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Numida meleagris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Numididae : Numida : Numida meleagris0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Otus rutilus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Otus : Otus rutilus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mascarinus vasa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittaculidae : Mascarinus : Mascarinus vasa0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coua cristata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Coua : Coua cristata0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coua cursor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Coua : Coua cursor0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ploceus sakalava
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Ploceidae : Ploceus : Ploceus sakalava0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Upupa marginata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Bucerotiformes : Upupidae : Upupa : Upupa marginata0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Scopus umbretta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Scopidae : Scopus : Scopus umbretta0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lophotibis cristata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Threskiornithidae : Lophotibis : Lophotibis cristata0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Accipiter madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Accipiter : Accipiter madagascariensis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Buteo brachypterus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Buteo : Buteo brachypterus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Milvus migrans aegyptius
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Milvus : Milvus migrans aegyptius0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Monias benschi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Mesitornithiformes : Mesitornithidae : Monias : Monias benschi0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pterocles personatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pteroclidiformes : Pteroclididae : Pterocles : Pterocles personatus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oena capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Oena : Oena capensis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Treron australis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Columbiformes : Columbidae : Treron : Treron australis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coua gigas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Coua : Coua gigas0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coua ruficeps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Cuculiformes : Cuculidae : Coua : Coua ruficeps0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Asio madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Asio : Asio madagascariensis0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ninox superciliaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Ninox : Ninox superciliaris0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eurystomus glaucurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Coraciiformes : Coraciidae : Eurystomus : Eurystomus glaucurus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Leptosomus discolor
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Leptosomiformes : Leptosomidae : Leptosomus : Leptosomus discolor0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phedina borbonica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Hirundinidae : Phedina : Phedina borbonica0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Stephanoaetus mahery
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Accipitriformes : Accipitridae : Stephanoaetus : Stephanoaetus mahery0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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GeoNames ID:8299676

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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