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Umsobomvu Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Umsobomvu Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Pixley ka Seme District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Northern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Colesberg12,423 (2012)
Noupoort3,924 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
335692
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335692:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Afrikaans:
Umsobomvu Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Pixley ka Seme-distriksmunisipaliteit, Noord-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
French:
Umsobomvu, Pixley Ka Seme, Cap-Nord, Afrique du Sud
German:
Umsobomvu, Pixley Ka Seme, Nordkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Umsobomvu, Municipalità distrettuale di Pixley ka Seme, provincia del Capo Settentrionale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
烏姆索博姆武地方自治市, 皮克斯利·卡·塞梅區自治市, 北開普省, 南非
Bulgarian:
Умсобомву, Северен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Umsobomvu, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Province of Northern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Umsobomvu, Pixley ka Seme, Noord-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Mmušôgaê wa Umsobomvu, Mmasepala Setereke tša Pixley ka Seme, Kapa Leboa, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Umsobomvu Komunie, Karu, Nord Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Umsobomvu, Pixley ka Seme, Prowincja Przylądkowa Północna, Republika Południowej Afryki


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Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Stormberg1201.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Beaufort3247.2 - 237 Ma (Triassic)
Beaufort - Katberg4251.2 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Katberg1251.2 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Scylacosaurus sclateri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Euchambersiidae : Scylacosaurus : Scylacosaurus sclateri259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Lystrosaurus murrayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus murrayi252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Lystrosaurus declivis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus : Lystrosaurus declivis252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Galesphyrus capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Galesphyridae : Galesphyrus : Galesphyrus capensis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Tetracynodon darti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycideopidae : Tetracynodon : Tetracynodon darti252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Phonodus dutoitorum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Phonodus : Phonodus dutoitorum252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Dicynodontoides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kingoriidae : Dicynodontoides298.9 - 252.17 Ma
Paleozoic
Pneumatostega potamia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Rhytidosteidae : Pneumatostega : Pneumatostega potamia252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Euchambersia mirabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Moschorhinidae : Euchambersia : Euchambersia mirabilis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Reniformichnus katikatii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Reniformichnus : Reniformichnus katikatii251.2 - 247.2 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 8 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umsobomvu_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1945552
GeoNames ID:8347504


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