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Mafeteng District, Lesothoi
Regional Level Types
Mafeteng DistrictDistrict
LesothoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mafeteng57,059 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
209378
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209378:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
German:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Italian:
distretto di Mafeteng, Lesotho
Russian:
Мафетенг, Лесото
Simplified Chinese:
馬費滕區, 莱索托
Spanish:
Distrito de Mafeteng, Lesoto
Arabic:
مقاطعة مافتنغ, ليسوتو
Armenian:
Մաֆեթենգ, Լեսոթո
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Мафэтэнг, Лесота
Bengali:
মাফেতেং জেলা, লেসোথো
Breton:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Bulgarian:
Мафетенг, Лесото
Cebuano:
Mafeteng District, Lesotho
Danish:
Mafeteng District, Lesotho
Dutch:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Estonian:
Mafetengi ringkond, Lesotho
Finnish:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Georgian:
მაფეტენგის ოლქი, ლესოთო
Greek:
Μαφετένγκ, Λεσότο
Gujarati:
માફેટેંગ જિલ્લો, લેસોથો
Hindi:
माफेटेंग जिला, लेसोथो
Indonesian:
Distrik Mafeteng, Lesotho
Japanese:
マフェテング県, レソト
Kannada:
ಮಾಫೆಟೆಂಗ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಲೆಸೊಥೊ
Korean:
마페텡구, 레소토
Latvian:
Mafetenas distrikts, Lesoto
Lithuanian:
Mafetengo rajonas, Lesotas
Malay:
Daerah Mafeteng, Lesotho
Marathi:
माफेटेंग जिल्हा, लेसोथो
Northern Frisian:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Norwegian:
Mafeteng, Lesotho
Polish:
Dystrykt Mafeteng, Lesotho
Portuguese:
Mafeteng, Lesoto
Romanian:
Districtul Mafeteng, Lesotho
Sinhalese:
මෆෙටෙන්ග් දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ලෙසෝතෝ
Swedish:
Mafeteng District, Lesotho
Tamil:
மாபிடேங் மாவட்டம், லெசோத்தோ
Telugu:
మాఫెటెంగ్ జిల్లా, లెసోతో
Thai:
เขตมาเฟเตง, ประเทศเลโซโท
Traditional Chinese:
馬費滕區, 萊索托
Turkish:
Mafeteng District, Lesotho
Ukrainian:
Мафетенг, Лесото
Urdu:
مافیتینگ ضلع, لیسوتھو
Vietnamese:
Quận Mafeteng, Lesotho


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Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences68
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Stormberg - Clarens2199.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Upper20201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Lower5228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Stormberg - Molteno2237 - 208.5 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Molteno6237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Crocodylia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sauropodomorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropodomorpha228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Melanorosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosauridae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
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
Tritylodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritylodontidae201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Leporidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gymnospermopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gymnospermopsida237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Meroktenos thabanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Meroktenos : Meroktenos thabanensis237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Basutodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Basutodon228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Lesothosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Lesothosaurus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Lesothosaurus : Lesothosaurus diagnosticus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Homo sapiens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : Homo sapiens0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bos taurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos taurus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orycteropus afer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus : Orycteropus afer0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : Phacochoerus aethiopicus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Batrachopodiscus tsanatalani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Batrachopodiscus : Batrachopodiscus tsanatalani237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Thecodontosaurus minimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Anchisauridae : Thecodontosaurus : Thecodontosaurus minimus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ameghinichnus mirabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Ameghinichnidae : Ameghinichnus : Ameghinichnus mirabilis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eopentapodiscus crassus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eopentapodiscidae : Eopentapodiscus : Eopentapodiscus crassus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sauroeidepus matsepensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauroeidepus : Sauroeidepus matsepensis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kainomoyenisauropus ranivorus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Anchisauridae : Kainomoyenisauropus : Kainomoyenisauropus ranivorus199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator morijensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator morijensis199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Batrachopodiscus curvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Batrachopodiscus : Batrachopodiscus curvus237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Connochaetes gnou
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes : Connochaetes gnou0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Procavia capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Procavia : Procavia capensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Antidorcas marsupialis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Antidorcas : Antidorcas marsupialis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus campestris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus campestris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus buselaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus : Alcelaphus buselaphus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Redunca arundinum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca : Redunca arundinum0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Umkomasia
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Umkomasia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Aonyx capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Aonyx : Aonyx capensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tritylodon longaevus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritylodontidae : Tritylodon : Tritylodon longaevus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pattsia likhoelensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Tritheledontidae : Pattsia : Pattsia likhoelensis201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Atilax paludinosus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Atilax : Atilax paludinosus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cynictis penicillata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Cynictis : Cynictis penicillata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Redunca fulvorufula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca : Redunca fulvorufula0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix africaeaustralis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix : Hystrix africaeaustralis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Damaliscus dorcas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Damaliscus : Damaliscus dorcas0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Masitisisauropus angustus
species
Masitisisauropus : Masitisisauropus angustus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Masitisisauropus exiguus
species
Masitisisauropus : Masitisisauropus exiguus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Entodipodiscus priscus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dipodiscidae : Entodipodiscus : Entodipodiscus priscus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paraeopentapodiscus intentus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Paraeopentapodiscidae : Paraeopentapodiscus : Paraeopentapodiscus intentus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paraeopentapodiscus parvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Paraeopentapodiscidae : Paraeopentapodiscus : Paraeopentapodiscus parvus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eopentapodiscus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Eopentapodiscidae : Eopentapodiscus : Eopentapodiscus major201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Trisaurodactylus superavipes
species
Trisaurodactylus : Trisaurodactylus superavipes201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heidiphyllum
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Heidiphyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 9 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafeteng_District
Wikidata ID:Q817342
GeoNames ID:932615


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