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Sinda District, Eastern Province, Zambiai
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Mindat Locality ID:
404606
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404606:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Sinda, Ostprovinz, Sambia
Arabic:
منطقة سيندا, المحافظة الشرقية, زامبيا
Cebuano:
Sinda District, Eastern Province
Fula:
Sinda District
Japanese:
シンダ地区, 東部州 , ザンビア
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sinda Koān
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Sinda, Mkoa wa Mashariki, Zambia
Zulu:
Sinda District


The Sinda District is a district of Zambia, located in the Eastern Province. It was created in 2012 by taking part of Petauke District and part of Katete District. It consists of two constituencies, namely Sinda and Kapoche.

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Fossils

There are 54 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences54
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Varanus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : Varanus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Elephantulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae : Elephantulus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crocidura
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Soricidae : Crocidura0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tadarida
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Molossidae : Tadarida0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tatera
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Tatera0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aethomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Aethomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dasymys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Dasymys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dendromus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Dendromus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lemniscomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Lemniscomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pelomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pelomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Saccostomus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Nesomyidae : Saccostomus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thallomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Thallomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cryptomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Bathyergidae : Cryptomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera leo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera leo0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Praomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Praomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Paraxerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Paraxerus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Homo sapiens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : Homo sapiens0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chlorocebus aethiops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Chlorocebus : Chlorocebus aethiops0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canis familiaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis familiaris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Potamochoerus porcus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Potamochoerus : Potamochoerus porcus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Capra hircus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Capra : Capra hircus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus grimmia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus grimmia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bos taurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos taurus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cucurbita
genus
Foraminferea : Miliolida : Milioliporidae : Cucurbita0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Clarias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Clariidae : Clarias0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Graphiurus murinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Graphiurus : Graphiurus murinus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : Phacochoerus aethiopicus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Connochaetes taurina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes : Connochaetes taurina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Heterohyrax brucei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Heterohyrax : Heterohyrax brucei0.0117 - 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
Taurotragus oryx
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : Taurotragus oryx0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes sanguineus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes sanguineus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Galago senegalensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Galagidae : Galago : Galago senegalensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus strepsiceros0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Aepyceros melampus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Aepyceros : Aepyceros melampus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oreotragus oreotragus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oreotragus : Oreotragus oreotragus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga burchelli
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thamnomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Thamnomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Achatina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Achatinidae : Achatina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Strychnos
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Gentianales : Loganiaceae : Strychnos0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Thryonomys swinderianus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Thryonomyidae : Thryonomys : Thryonomys swinderianus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinda_District
Wikidata ID:Q32020705
GeoNames ID:10815860


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