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Amahlathi Local Municipality, Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Amahlathi Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Amathole District MunicipalityMunicipality
Eastern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
4,505 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Stutterheim35,510 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414201:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Amahlathi, Amathole, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Amahlathi, Amathole, Ostkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Amahlathi, Municipalità distrettuale di Amatole, provincia del Capo Orientale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
阿馬赫拉迪地方自治市, 阿瑪索雷區自治市, 東開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Amahlathi, Distrito Municipal de Amathole, El Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Amahlathi Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Amathole-distriksmunisipaliteit, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Амахлатхи, Източен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Amahlathi, Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Amahlati, Amatole, Oost-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Farsi/Persian:
شهرداری محلی اماهلاتی, شهرستان اماتول, کیپ شرقی, آفریقای جنوبی
Northern Sotho:
Amahlathi Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Amathole, Kapa Bohlabela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Amahlati Komunie, Amatole, Est Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Amahlathi, Amatole, Prowincja Przylądkowa Wschodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Sesotho:
Masepala oa Amahlathi, Kapa Botjhabela, Afrika Borwa
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Amahlathi, De Affrica
Zulu:
Amahlathi Local Municipality, IHlelo Amathole, KwaXhosa, iNingizimu Afrika


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

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed251 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beaufort - Katberg4251.2 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lystrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Procolophon trigoniceps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Procolophon : Procolophon trigoniceps251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Kitchingnathus untabeni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Kitchingnathus : Kitchingnathus untabeni251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Reniformichnus katikatii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Reniformichnus : Reniformichnus katikatii251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amahlathi_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q452531
GeoNames ID:8347618

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African Plate

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