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Mossel Bay Local Municipality, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africai
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Mossel Bay Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Garden Route District MunicipalityDistrict Municipality
Western CapeProvince
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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences58
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kirkwood423.03 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cantharidus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Cantharidus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fissurella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : Fissurella2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Priotrochus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Priotrochus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Stomatella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Stomatella2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Alvania
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rissoidae : Alvania2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bittium (Cerithidium)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Bittium : Bittium (Cerithidium)2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cerithium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Charonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Charoniidae : Charonia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cymatium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Cymatium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Diala
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Dialidae : Diala2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Natica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Phalium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Polinices
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Polinices2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turritella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Nassa
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nassa2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Odostomia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Odostomia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pyramidella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Pyramidella2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turbonilla
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Turbonilla2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Arca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lima
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Apolymetis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Apolymetis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Diplodonta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Divaricella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Divaricella2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dosinia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Dosinia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Loripes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Loripes2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lutraria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Lutraria2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mactra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mactra2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Papyridea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Papyridea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tapes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tapes2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tivela
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tivela2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Venus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Glycimeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Glycimeris2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panopea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bostrycapulus aculeatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Bostrycapulus : Bostrycapulus aculeatus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bulla ampulla
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Bullidae : Bulla : Bulla ampulla2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Torquesia : Turritella (Torquesia) carinifera2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Solidula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Solidula2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Amblychilepas scutellum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Amblychilepas : Amblychilepas scutellum2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Thais dubia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Thais : Thais dubia2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Felaniella senegalensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Felaniella senegalensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Tellina madagascariensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina madagascariensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Gastrana abildgaardiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Gastrana : Gastrana abildgaardiana2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Podocarpus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Podocarpus145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudoctenis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Pseudoctenis145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Mactrotoma angusta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactrotoma : Mactrotoma angusta2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rhinoclavis kochi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis : Rhinoclavis kochi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossel_Bay_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1707740
GeoNames ID:8347634


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