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Emalahleni Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Emalahleni Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Chris Hani District MunicipalityMunicipality
Eastern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
3,484 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lady Frere25,041 (2012)
Dordrecht9,123 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414207
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414207:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Emalahleni, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Emalahleni, Ostkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Emalahleni, provincia del Capo Orientale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
埃馬拉赫萊尼地方自治市, 東開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Emalahleni, El Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Emalahleni Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Emalahleni, Eastern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Emalahleni, Oost-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Emalahleni Mmusogae, Kapa Bohlabela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Emalahleni Komunie, Est Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Emalahleni, Prowincja Przylądkowa Wschodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Emalahleni, De Affrica
Zulu:
Emalahleni Local Municipality, KwaXhosa, iNingizimu Afrika


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Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences91
Youngest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed251 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Molteno53237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Beaufort - Burgersdorp28247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Upper Beaufort - Burgersdorp10251.3 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diademodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pteridophyta
phylum
Plantae : Pteridophyta237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Equisetum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Tracheophyta
phylum
Plantae : Tracheophyta251.3 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Gymnospermopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gymnospermopsida237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Kannemeyeria simocephala
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kannemeyeria : Kannemeyeria simocephala247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cynognathus crateronotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cynognathus : Cynognathus crateronotus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Microgomphodon oligocynus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Nothogomphodontidae : Microgomphodon : Microgomphodon oligocynus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Trirachodon berryi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Trirachodon : Trirachodon berryi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Lumkuia fuzzi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Lumkuiidae : Lumkuia : Lumkuia fuzzi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Kombuisia frerensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kingoriidae : Kombuisia : Kombuisia frerensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Calamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites251.3 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Umkomasia
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Umkomasia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Peltaspermum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Peltaspermum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris251.3 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera251.3 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pteruchus
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Pteruchus237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium251.3 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Erythrosuchus africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Erythrosuchidae : Erythrosuchus : Erythrosuchus africanus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia251.3 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Diademodon tetragonus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon : Diademodon tetragonus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Bauria cynops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Bauriidae : Bauria : Bauria cynops247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Bolotridon frerensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Bolotridon : Bolotridon frerensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pteridopsida
class
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sysphinctostoma smithi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Galesauridae : Sysphinctostoma : Sysphinctostoma smithi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Muscites
genus
Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : Muscites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ginkgoites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Protacmon reubsameni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon : Protacmon reubsameni247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sesamondontoides pauli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Bauriidae : Sesamondontoides : Sesamondontoides pauli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sysphinctostoma gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Galesauridae : Sysphinctostoma : Sysphinctostoma gracilis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Heidiphyllum
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Heidiphyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Telemachus
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Telemachus237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Linguifolium
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Linguifolium237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emalahleni_Local_Municipality,_Eastern_Cape
Wikidata ID:Q767727
GeoNames ID:8347610


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