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

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Area:
5,611 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Reitz16,637 (2012)
Lindley12,000 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
414258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414258:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Nketoana, État-Libre, Afrique du Sud
German:
Nketoana, Freistaat, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Nketoana, Free State, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
恩凱托阿納地方自治市, 自由邦省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Nketoana Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Vrystaat, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Нкетоана, Фрайстат, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Nketoana, Free State, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Nketoana, Vrijstaat, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Nketoana Mmusogae, Free State, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Nketoana Komunie, Liberi State, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Nketoana, Wolne Państwo, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Nketoana, Free State, De Affrica
Zulu:
Nketoana Local Municipality, IFleyistata, iNingizimu Afrika


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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed251 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Beaufort - Burgersdorp16247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chondrichthyes
class
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Lissodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lissodus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Kestrosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Mastodonsauridae : Kestrosaurus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Procolophonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Eucynodontia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Eucynodontia251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Archosauriformes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauriformes251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Ptychoceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ptychoceratodontidae : Ptychoceratodus251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Saurichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Actinopterygii
class
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Langbergia modisei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Langbergia : Langbergia modisei251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Bathignathus poikilops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Brachyopidae : Bathignathus : Bathignathus poikilops251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Kestrosaurus kitchingi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Mastodonsauridae : Kestrosaurus : Kestrosaurus kitchingi251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Palacrodon browni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Sphenodontidae : Palacrodon : Palacrodon browni251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Garjainia madiba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Erythrosuchidae : Garjainia : Garjainia madiba251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nketoana_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q685302
GeoNames ID:8347404


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