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Ankazoabo District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascari
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Ankazoabo DistrictDistrict
Atsimo-AndrefanaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ankazoabo25,961 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
469797
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:469797:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Distrikan' Ankazoabo, Faritr' Atsimo Andrefana, Madagasikara


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Fossils

There are 135 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences135
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Isalo - Isalo II3237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Isalo - Isalo II - Lower5242 - 228 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pleurotomaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : Pleurotomaria163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Calliphylloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Calliphylloceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Holcophylloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Holcophylloceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Ptychophylloceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : Ptychophylloceras164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Alligaticeras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Alligaticeras163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Binatisphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Binatisphinctes163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Dichotomosphinctes)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Epimayaites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Epimayaites163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Klematosphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Klematosphinctes163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes (Kranaosphinctes)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Kranaosphinctes)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Mayaites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Mayaites163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Metapeltoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Metapeltoceras163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Obtusicostites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Obtusicostites164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Paryphoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Paryphoceras163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Peltoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Peltoceras163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Properisphinctes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Properisphinctes163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes (Prososphinctes)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Prososphinctes)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Hecticoceras : Hecticoceras (Sublunuloceras)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Belemnopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Belemnopsis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon : Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Chlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia164.7 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Goniomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Goniomya164.7 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pholadomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Bairdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Majungaella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Progonocytheridae : Majungaella161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Paracypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : Paracypris161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cytherella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherella161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Larus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Laridae : Larus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Procolophonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Rhynchosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Aepyornis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Struthioniformes : Aepyornithidae : Aepyornis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phlebopteris
genus
Plantae : Phlebopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Elatocladus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Elatocladus163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Coniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Cyatheales : Dicksoniaceae : Coniopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Brachyphyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Brachyphyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Protocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Anas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Longstaffia uniformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Longstaffia : Longstaffia uniformis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Ardea cinerea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : Ardea cinerea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dendrocygna
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Dendrocygna0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Holcophylloceras mediterraneum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Holcophylloceras : Holcophylloceras mediterraneum163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Mullerornis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Struthioniformes : Aepyornithidae : Mullerornis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pholadomya carinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya carinata163.5 - 157.3 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
Chiniquodon kalanoro
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Chiniquodontidae : Chiniquodon : Chiniquodon kalanoro242 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Pirileberis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Schulerideidae : Pirileberis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Onychiopsis
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Onychiopsis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Gleichenites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Polypodiales : Gleichenites163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Mohriopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Mohriopsis163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Pagiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Peltoceratoides (Parawedekindia) arduennensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Peltoceratoides : Peltoceratoides (Parawedekindia) arduennensis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Hypacanthoplites uhligi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Parahoplitidae : Hypacanthoplites : Hypacanthoplites uhligi122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthoplites soaranensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : Acanthohoplites : Acanthoplites soaranensis122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Euaspidoceras babeaui
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Euaspidoceras : Euaspidoceras babeaui163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Calliphylloceras demidoffi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : Calliphylloceras : Calliphylloceras demidoffi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Parawedekindia torosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Peltoceratoides : Parawedekindia torosa163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Prieserites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Prieserites163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Epimayaites axonoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Epimayaites : Epimayaites axonoides163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Epimayaites falcoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Epimayaites : Epimayaites falcoides163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Dhosaites otoitoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Dhosaites : Dhosaites otoitoides163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Dhosaites primus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Dhosaites : Dhosaites primus163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Paryphoceras badiense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Sphaeroceratidae : Paryphoceras : Paryphoceras badiense163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Obtusicostites obtusicosta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Obtusicostites : Obtusicostites obtusicosta164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Obtusicostites devi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Obtusicostites : Obtusicostites devi164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Kinkeliniceras kinkelini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Kinkeliniceras : Kinkeliniceras kinkelini164.7 - 161.2 Ma
Jurassic
Alopochen sirabensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Alopochen : Alopochen sirabensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phoenicopterus roseus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phoenicopteriformes : Phoenicopteridae : Phoenicopterus : Phoenicopterus roseus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Porphyrio porphyrio
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Porphyrio : Porphyrio porphyrio0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lophotibis cristata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Threskiornithidae : Lophotibis : Lophotibis cristata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pterocles personatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pteroclidiformes : Pteroclididae : Pterocles : Pterocles personatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Brachypteracias langrandi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Coraciiformes : Brachypteraciidae : Brachypteracias : Brachypteracias langrandi0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ardea purpurea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : Ardea purpurea0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ardea humbloti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : Ardea humbloti0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Anastomus lamelligerus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Ciconiidae : Anastomus : Anastomus lamelligerus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Threskiornis aethiopicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Threskiornithidae : Threskiornis : Threskiornis aethiopicus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Platalea alba
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Threskiornithidae : Platalea : Platalea alba0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Anas bernieri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas : Anas bernieri0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fulica cristata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruiformes : Rallidae : Fulica : Fulica cristata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Vanellus madagscariensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Vanellus : Vanellus madagscariensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thaumatopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Dipteridaceae : Thaumatopteris163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Dictyophyllum
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
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