Musa Qala is a district in the north of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The district centre is the village of Musa Qala; there are 19 other large villages and 200 smaller settlements, mostly along the Musa Qala River.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

Oldest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Puffinus lherminieri species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Puffinus : *Puffinus lherminieri*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Malaclemys terrapin species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Malaclemys : *Malaclemys terrapin*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Pterodroma cahow species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Procellariidae : Pterodroma : *Pterodroma cahow*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary

Fossil Localities

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Afghanistan

Helmand
- Quaternary🐚 Paynter's Hills Caves

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Qala_District
Wikidata ID:	Q2714292

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