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Mohale's Hoek District, Lesothoi
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Mohale's Hoek DistrictDistrict
LesothoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mohale’s Hoek28,310 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
127007
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127007:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
German:
Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
Italian:
distretto di Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Russian:
Мохалес-Хук, Лесото
Simplified Chinese:
莫哈萊斯胡克區, 莱索托
Spanish:
Distrito de Mohale's Hoek, Lesoto
Arabic:
مقاطعة موهيلز هوك, ليسوتو
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Махалес-Гук, Лесота
Bengali:
মোহালেস হোয়েক জেলা, লেসোথো
Breton:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Bulgarian:
Мохалес-Хук, Лесото
Cebuano:
Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Danish:
Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Dutch:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Estonian:
Mohale's Hoeki ringkond, Lesotho
Finnish:
Mohale's Hoekin kaupunginosa, Lesotho
Georgian:
მოჰალეს ჰუკის ოლქი, ლესოთო
Greek:
Μοχάλες Χόεκ, Λεσότο
Gujarati:
મોહાલેસ હોક જિલ્લો, લેસોથો
Hindi:
मोहालेज़ होएक जिला, लेसोथो
Indonesian:
Distrik Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Japanese:
モハレス・フーク県, レソト
Kannada:
ಮೊಹೇಲ್ನ ಹೋಯೆಕ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಲೆಸೊಥೊ
Korean:
모할레스후크구, 레소토
Latvian:
Mohaleshukas distrikts, Lesoto
Lithuanian:
Mohales Huko rajonas, Lesotas
Malay:
Daerah Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Marathi:
मोहेल होके जिल्हा, लेसोथो
Northern Frisian:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Norwegian:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Polish:
Dystrykt Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Portuguese:
Mohale's Hoek, Lesoto
Romanian:
Districtul Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho
Sinhalese:
මොහාලිස් හොඑක් දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ලෙසෝතෝ
Swedish:
Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Tamil:
மொஹல்'ஸ் ஹோஏக் மாவட்டம், லெசோத்தோ
Telugu:
మోహేల్స్ హోయెక్ జిల్లా, లెసోతో
Thai:
เขตมอเฮล โฮเอค, ประเทศเลโซโท
Traditional Chinese:
莫哈萊斯胡克區, 萊索托
Turkish:
Mohale's Hoek District, Lesotho
Ukrainian:
Мохалес-Хук, Лесото
Urdu:
محلے ’ س ہویک ضلع, لیسوتھو
Vietnamese:
Quận Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho


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Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences44
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Drakensberg6190.8 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Stormberg - Clarens1199.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Upper20201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Lower14228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Stormberg - Molteno3237 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda228 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Melanorosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosauridae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Melanorosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosaurus228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lycorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Heterodontosauridae : Lycorhinus199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Otozamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Otozamites201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Otozoum
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Otozoidae : Otozoum237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Anomoepus scambus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Moyenisauropodidae : Anomoepus : Anomoepus scambus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrasauropus unguiferus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Tetrasauropus : Tetrasauropus unguiferus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Brachychirotherium thuringiacum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Chirotheriidae : Brachychirotherium : Brachychirotherium thuringiacum201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Senqutrisauropus priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Anchisauridae : Senqutrisauropus : Senqutrisauropus priscus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Seakatrisauropus unguiferus
species
Seakatrisauropus : Seakatrisauropus unguiferus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Seakatrisauropus divergens
species
Seakatrisauropus : Seakatrisauropus divergens201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paratrisauropus mendrezi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Paratrisauropus : Paratrisauropus mendrezi201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator graciosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator graciosus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator angustidigitus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator angustidigitus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator crassidigitus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator crassidigitus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paratetrasauropus seakensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Paratetrasauropus : Paratetrasauropus seakensis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sauropodopus antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Chirotheriidae : Sauropodopus : Sauropodopus antiquus237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lacertoidopus sociabilis
species
Lacertoidopus : Lacertoidopus sociabilis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Thotobolosaurus mabeatae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Euskelesauridae : Thotobolosaurus : Thotobolosaurus mabeatae228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Grallator socialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator socialis228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Mafatrisauropus errans
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Mafatrisauropus : Mafatrisauropus errans228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Trisauropodiscus aviforma
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruipeda : Trisauropodiscus aviforma228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Comptichnus moorosi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Batrachopodidae : Batrachopus : Comptichnus moorosi228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pentasauropus incredibilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pentasauropus : Pentasauropus incredibilis237 - 190.8 Ma
Mesozoic
Trisauropodiscus galliforma
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Gruipeda : Trisauropodiscus galliforma201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Plastisauropus ingens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Plastisauropus ingens201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sphenolepidium
genus
Sphenolepidium201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Theromorpha
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Theromorpha228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Phoenicopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Phoenicopsis201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Neotrisauropus minor
species
Neotrisauropus : Neotrisauropus minor201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 11 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohale%27s_Hoek_District
Wikidata ID:Q839074
GeoNames ID:932439


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