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Mantsopa Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Mantsopa Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Thabo Mofutsanyane District MunicipalityMunicipality
Free StateProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
4,291 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ladybrand17,228 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
414257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414257:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mantsopa, État-Libre, Afrique du Sud
German:
Mantsopa, Freistaat, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Mantsopa, Free State, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
曼托帕地方自治市, 自由邦省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Mantsopa Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Манцопа, Фрайстат, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Mantsopa, Free State, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Mantsopa, Vrijstaat, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Mantsopa Mmusogae, Free State, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Mantsopa Komunie, Liberi State, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Mantsopa, Wolne Państwo, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Mantsopa, Free State, De Affrica
Zulu:
Mantsopa Local Municipality, IFleyistata, iNingizimu Afrika


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Fossils

There are 24 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences67
Youngest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Stormberg - Clarens3199.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Upper37201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Lower20228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Stormberg - Molteno7237 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Siderops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Chigutisauridae : Siderops201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Chigutisauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Chigutisauridae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Archosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauria201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Thecodontia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda237 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Syntarsus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Syntarsus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sauropodomorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropodomorpha228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda237 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Massospondylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Massospondylidae : Massospondylus228 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Melanorosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosaurus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ornithischia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fabrosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Fabrosauridae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Diademodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodontidae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tritylodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritylodontidae : Tritylodon228 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Pachygenelus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tritheledontidae : Pachygenelus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Melanorosaurus readi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosaurus : Melanorosaurus readi228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Blikanasaurus cromptoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Blikanasaurus : Blikanasaurus cromptoni228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Massospondylus carinatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Massospondylidae : Massospondylus : Massospondylus carinatus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Basutodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Basutodon228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Antetonitrus ingenipes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Lessemsauridae : Antetonitrus : Antetonitrus ingenipes201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Otozoum
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Otozoidae : Otozoum237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Suchia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Suchia228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Stormbergia dangershoeki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Stormbergia : Stormbergia dangershoeki201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protosuchus haughtoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Protosuchidae : Protosuchus : Protosuchus haughtoni201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eocursor parvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Heterodontosauridae : Eocursor : Eocursor parvus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Stereospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Stereospondyli228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Bosiutrisauropus : Bosiutrisauropus phuthiatsani237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Grallator rectilineus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator rectilineus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudotetrasauropus bipedoida
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Pseudotetrasauropus : Pseudotetrasauropus bipedoida237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lavinipes jaquesi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Lavinipes : Lavinipes jaquesi237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Conchostraca
unranked clade
Animalia : Arthropoda : Conchostraca201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Australochelys africanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Australochelys : Australochelys africanus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 24 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantsopa_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q600842
GeoNames ID:8347611


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