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Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State, South Africai
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Maluti-A-Phofung Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Thabo Mofutsanyane District MunicipalityMunicipality
Free StateProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
4,338 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Phuthaditjhaba84,258 (2012)
Harrismith35,108 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
414256
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414256:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Fossils

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

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Occurrences66
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 7 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Lydekkerina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Lydekkerina252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Proterosuchidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Proterosuchidae252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lystrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria237 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Massospondylus carinatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Massospondylidae : Massospondylus : Massospondylus carinatus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Procolophon trigoniceps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Procolophon : Procolophon trigoniceps252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Scaloposaurus constrictus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Scaloposaurus : Scaloposaurus constrictus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lystrosaurus curvatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus curvatus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Galesaurus planiceps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Galesauridae : Galesaurus : Galesaurus planiceps252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Microgomphodon oligocynus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Nothogomphodontidae : Microgomphodon : Microgomphodon oligocynus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Archosauriformes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauriformes252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Plumsteadia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Dictyopteridiaceae : Plumsteadia259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Fetura natalensis
species
Fetura : Fetura natalensis259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lydekkerina huxleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Lydekkerina : Lydekkerina huxleyi252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lystrosaurus murrayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus murrayi252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lystrosaurus maccaigi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus maccaigi252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Prolacerta broomi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Prolacertidae : Prolacerta : Prolacerta broomi252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lystrosaurus declivis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus declivis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Thrinaxodon liorhinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Thrinaxodon : Thrinaxodon liorhinus252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Glossopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rigbyaceae : Glossopteris259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Platycraniellus elegans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Platycraniellus : Platycraniellus elegans252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Langbergia modisei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Langbergia : Langbergia modisei251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Tetracynodon darti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycideopidae : Tetracynodon : Tetracynodon darti252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Myosaurus gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Emydopidae : Myosaurus : Myosaurus gracilis252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Proterosuchus fergusi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Proterosuchidae : Proterosuchus : Proterosuchus fergusi252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Sphenophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Micropholis stowi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Amphibamidae : Micropholis : Micropholis stowi252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Broomistega putterilli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Rhinesuchidae : Broomistega : Broomistega putterilli252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Raniganjia
genus
Raniganjia259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Schizoneura
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Schizoneura259.9 - 251.3 Ma
Phanerozoic
Aenigmasaurus grallator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Aenigmasaurus : Aenigmasaurus grallator252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Garjainia madiba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Erythrosuchidae : Garjainia : Garjainia madiba251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Ericiolacerta parva
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Ericiolacertidae : Ericiolacerta : Ericiolacerta parva252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Scaloposaurus hoffmanni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Scaloposauridae : Scaloposaurus : Scaloposaurus hoffmanni252.17 - 247.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
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