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Kannaland Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Kannaland Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Garden Route District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Western CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
4,765 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ladismith7,127 (2016)
Zoar4,659 (2016)
Calitzdorp4,284 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
414161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414161:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Klein Karoo Local Municipality
Other Languages:
French:
Kannaland, Eden, Cap occidental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Kannaland, Garden Route, Westkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Kannaland, Municipalità distrettuale di Eden, provincia del Capo Occidentale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
卡納蘭地方自治市, 花園大道區自治市, 西開普省, 南非
Afrikaans:
Kannaland Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit, Wes-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Bulgarian:
Каналанд, Идън, Западен Кейп, Република Южна Африка
Cebuano:
Kannaland, Eden District Municipality, Province of the Western Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Kannaland, Tuinroute , West-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Kannaland Mmusogae, Mmasepala Setereke tša Eden, Kapa Bodikela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Kannaland Komunie, Eden, West Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Kannaland, Eden, Prowincja Przylądkowa Zachodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Kannaland, De Affrica
Zulu:
Kannaland Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Ntshonalanga Kapa, iNingizimu Afrika


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Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences38
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Uitenhage series - Sunday's River beds1145 - 130 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Bokkeveld4393.3 - 358.9 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Plesiosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae : Plesiosaurus145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Suidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera leo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera leo2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Zosterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Zosterophyllaceae : Zosterophyllum393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Hippopotamus amphibius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Diceros bicornis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Diceros : Diceros bicornis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Lepus capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Lepus : Lepus capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus grimmia
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus : Cephalophus grimmia2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bos taurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos taurus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus zebra
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus zebra2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phacochoerus aethiopicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus : Phacochoerus aethiopicus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Connochaetes gnou
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes : Connochaetes gnou2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Procavia capensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Procavia : Procavia capensis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus campestris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus campestris2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus melanotis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus melanotis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alcelaphus buselaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Alcelaphus : Alcelaphus buselaphus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Loxodonta africana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Loxodonta : Loxodonta africana2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Struthio camelus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Struthioniformes : Struthionidae : Struthio : Struthio camelus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Felis lybica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Felis : Felis lybica2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caracal caracal
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Caracal : Caracal caracal2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Taurotragus oryx
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : Taurotragus oryx2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Canis mesomelas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis mesomelas2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus strepsiceros2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oreotragus oreotragus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Oreotragus : Oreotragus oreotragus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Redunca fulvorufula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca : Redunca fulvorufula2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix africaeaustralis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix : Hystrix africaeaustralis2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes pulverulentus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes pulverulentus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Haplostigma
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Haplostigma393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Archaeosigillaria
genus
Plantae : Lycopodiophyta : Archaeosigillaria393.3 - 358.9 Ma
Devonian
Papio ursinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Papio : Papio ursinus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannaland_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1723822
GeoNames ID:8347548


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