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Maseru District, Lesothoi
Regional Level Types
Maseru DistrictDistrict
LesothoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Maseru118,355 (2012)
Nako13,146 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
209379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209379:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Maseru, Lesotho
German:
Maseru, Lesotho
Italian:
distretto di Maseru, Lesotho
Russian:
Масеру, Лесото
Simplified Chinese:
馬塞盧區, 莱索托
Spanish:
Distrito de Maseru, Lesoto
Arabic:
مقاطعة ماسيرو, ليسوتو
Armenian:
Մասերու, Լեսոթո
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Масэру, Лесота
Bengali:
মাসেরো জেলা, লেসোথো
Breton:
Maseru, Lesotho
Bulgarian:
Масеру, Лесото
Cebuano:
Maseru, Lesotho
Danish:
Maseru, Lesotho
Dutch:
Maseru, Lesotho
Esperanto:
Maseruo, Lesoto
Estonian:
Maseru ringkond, Lesotho
Finnish:
Maserun alue, Lesotho
Georgian:
მასერუს ოლქი, ლესოთო
Greek:
Μασερού, Λεσότο
Gujarati:
માસેરુ જિલ્લો, લેસોથો
Hindi:
मसेरु जिला, लेसोथो
Indonesian:
Distrik Maseru, Lesotho
Japanese:
マセル県, レソト
Kannada:
ಮಾಸೆರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಲೆಸೊಥೊ
Korean:
마세루구, 레소토
Latvian:
Maseru distrikts, Lesoto
Lithuanian:
Maseru rajonas, Lesotas
Malay:
Daerah Maseru, Lesotho
Marathi:
मासेरु जिल्हा, लेसोथो
Northern Frisian:
Maseru, Lesotho
Norwegian:
Maseru, Lesotho
Polish:
Dystrykt Maseru, Lesotho
Portuguese:
Maseru, Lesoto
Romanian:
Districtul Maseru, Lesotho
Sinhalese:
මසේරු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ලෙසෝතෝ
Swedish:
Maseru, Lesotho
Tamil:
மசெறு மாவட்டம், லெசோத்தோ
Telugu:
మాసేరు జిల్లా, లెసోతో
Thai:
มาเซรู, ประเทศเลโซโท
Traditional Chinese:
馬塞盧區, 萊索托
Turkish:
Maseru District, Lesotho
Ukrainian:
Масеру, Лесото
Urdu:
ماسیرو ضلع, لیسوتھو
Vietnamese:
Quận Maseru, Lesotho


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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC

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CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences59
Youngest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Stormberg - Clarens4199.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Upper2201.3 - 190.8 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stormberg - Elliot - Lower2228 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Molteno50237 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Stormberg - Molteno1237 - 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
Massospondylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Massospondylidae : Massospondylus201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Melanorosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Melanorosaurus228 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pteridophyta
phylum
Plantae : Pteridophyta237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Equisetum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Gymnospermopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gymnospermopsida237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Grallator princeps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator princeps201.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pentasauropus incredibilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pentasauropus : Pentasauropus incredibilis237 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Grallator moshoeshoei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator moshoeshoei199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator morijensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator morijensis199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator damanei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator damanei199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grallator matsiengensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Grallator (Eubrontes) : Grallator matsiengensis199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Umkomasia
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Umkomasia237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Peltaspermum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Peltaspermum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Antevsia
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Peltaspermaceae : Antevsia237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pteruchus
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Pteruchus237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fletchitzia picturata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea : Geinitziidae : Fletchitzia : Fletchitzia picturata237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Grylloblattodea
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Afrohagla contorta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Haglidae : Afrohagla : Afrohagla contorta237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dordrechtia robusta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Proparagryllacrididae : Dordrechtia : Dordrechtia robusta237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pteridopsida
class
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Muscites
genus
Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : Muscites237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ginkgoites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Heidiphyllum
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Heidiphyllum237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Linguifolium
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Linguifolium237 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maseru_District
Wikidata ID:Q844921
GeoNames ID:932506

Localities in this Region

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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