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Sakaraha Commune, Sakaraha District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascari
Regional Level Types
Sakaraha CommuneCommune
Sakaraha DistrictDistrict
Atsimo-AndrefanaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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PlacePopulation
Sakaraha21,826 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
45924
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45924:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Kaominin'i Sakaraha, Distrikan'i Sakaraha, Faritr' Atsimo Andrefana, Madagasikara


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Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences80
Youngest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Isalo - Isalo II - Lower8242 - 228 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Collignonastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Collignonastraea167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Holcophylloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Holcophylloceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Partschiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Partschiceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Choffatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Choffatia164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Indocephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Indocephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Indosphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Indosphinctes164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Kamptokephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Kamptokephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Macrocephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Macrocephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Pleurocephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Pleurocephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Bakevellia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pronoella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Trapezidae : Pronoella170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Tancredia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tancrediidae : Tancredia170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ceratomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Acanthocythere
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Progonocytheridae : Acanthocythere170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Kinkelinella (Ektyphocythere)
subgenus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Protocytheridae : Kinkelinella : Kinkelinella (Ektyphocythere)170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cytherelloidea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Rhynchosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Traversodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Protocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Modiolus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Darwinula
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Darwinulidae : Darwinula170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Lochmaeosmilia : Lochmaeosmilia trapeziformis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Melikerona parva
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrogyriidae : Melikerona : Melikerona parva167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia cornutiformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia cornutiformis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Holcophylloceras mediterraneum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Holcophylloceras : Holcophylloceras mediterraneum164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Calliphylloceras disputabile
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Calliphylloceras : Calliphylloceras disputabile164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Stibastrea structa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Stibastrea : Stibastrea structa167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Microphyllia thurmanni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia thurmanni167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia cottreaui
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia cottreaui167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia culullus
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia culullus167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia gregoryi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia gregoryi167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia kachensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia kachensis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia frustriformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia frustriformis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Stephanaxocoenia magna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Stephanaxocoenia : Stephanaxocoenia magna167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria kobyi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria kobyi167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Vallimeandra discontinua
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Vallimeandra : Vallimeandra discontinua167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea incerta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea incerta167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Placophora basseae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Placophora : Placophora basseae167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Sakalavastraea collignoni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Sakalavastraea : Sakalavastraea collignoni167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Coenastraea madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastraeidae : Coenastraea : Coenastraea madagascariensis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Diplocoenia ambigua
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Diplocoenia : Diplocoenia ambigua167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Lochmaeosmilia nodosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Lochmaeosmilia : Lochmaeosmilia nodosa167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Adelocoenia madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia madagascariensis167.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Isalorhynchus genovefae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Isalorhynchus : Isalorhynchus genovefae242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Menadon besairiei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Menadon : Menadon besairiei242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Dadadon isaloi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Dadadon : Dadadon isaloi242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Pleuromya uniformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya : Pleuromya uniformis170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Obornella thompsonorum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Obornella : Obornella thompsonorum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Bathrotomaria annejoffeae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Bathrotomaria : Bathrotomaria annejoffeae163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Bathrotomaria bedetteae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Bathrotomaria : Bathrotomaria bedetteae163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Leptomaria takahashii
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Leptomaria : Leptomaria takahashii163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Kannemeyeriiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Kannemeyeriiformes242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Paradoxorhyncha
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheruridae : Paradoxorhyncha170.3 - 168.3 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eucycloidea madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Seguenziida : Eucyclidae : Eucycloidea : Eucycloidea madagascariensis201.3 - 163.5 Ma
Jurassic
Dolikephalites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Macrocephalitidae : Dolikephalites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Paracenoceras jumarense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Paracenoceratidae : Paracenoceras : Paracenoceras jumarense164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Thysanolytoceras adeloides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lytoceratidae : Lytoceras : Thysanolytoceras adeloides164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Paracenoceras kumagunense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Paracenoceratidae : Paracenoceras : Paracenoceras kumagunense164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Localities in this Region

  • Atsimo-Andrefana
    • Sakaraha District

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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