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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa i
Regional Level Types
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Municipality
Eastern Cape Province
South Africa Country

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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality	Municipality
Eastern Cape	Province
South Africa	Country

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Area:

2,750 km²

Neighbouring regions:

Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
East London	478,676 (2012)
Bhisho	137,287 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

414197

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:414197:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Buffalo City, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud

German:

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Ostkap, Südafrika

Italian:

municipalità di Buffalo City, provincia del Capo Orientale, Sudafrica

Russian:

Буффало-Сити, Восточно-Капская провинция, ЮАР

Simplified Chinese:

水牛城地方政府, 東開普省, 南非

Spanish:

Municipio Metropolitano de Buffalo City, El Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica

Afrikaans:

Buffalo City Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika

Armenian:

Բուֆալո Սիթի, Արևելյան Քեյփ, Հարավային Աֆրիկա

Belarusian:

Буфала-Сіці, Усходне-Капская правінцыя, Паўднёва-Афрыканская Рэспубліка

Cebuano:

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, Habagatang Aprika

Dutch:

Buffalo City, Oost-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika

Estonian:

Buffalo City linnaringkond, Ida-Kapimaa, Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik

Japanese:

バッファローシティー , 東ケープ州, 南アフリカ

Northern Sotho:

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Kapa Bohlabela, Afrika Borwa

Novial:

Buffalo Urbe Komunie, Est Kabe, Sud Afrika

Polish:

Buffalo City, Prowincja Przylądkowa Wschodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki

Portuguese:

Buffalo City , Cabo Oriental, África do Sul

Swedish:

Buffalo City, Östra Kapprovinsen, Sydafrika

Urdu:

بفیلو سٹی میٹروپولیٹن بلدیہ, مشرقی کیپ, جنوبی افریقا

Zulu:

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, KwaXhosa, iNingizimu Afrika

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Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

260 Ma (Permian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Alexandria	14	5.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Alabamina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Alabaminidae : *Alabamina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bolivina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Bolivinitidae : *Bolivina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cibicides genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Cibicididae : *Cibicides*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gavelinella genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : *Gavelinella*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gyroidinoides genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Gavelinellidae : *Gyroidinoides*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hedbergella genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : *Hedbergella*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lenticulina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : *Lenticulina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marginulina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : *Marginulina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosaria genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : *Nodosaria*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rugoglobigerina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Rugoglobigerinidae : *Rugoglobigerina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spiroplecta genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Heterohelicidae : *Spiroplecta*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spiroplectammina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Spiroplectamminidae : *Spiroplectammina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caryophyllia genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Caryophyllia*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Voluta genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Voluta*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Inoceramus genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Inoceramus*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ostraea*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cirripedia subclass	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Cirripedia	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ostracoda class	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bairdia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : *Bairdia*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cythere genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytheridae : *Cythere*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bryozoa phylum	Animalia : Bryozoa	100.5 - 2.588 Ma Phanerozoic
Kraussina genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Kraussinidae : *Kraussina*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cidaris genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : *Cidaris*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : *Carcharodon*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Isurus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : *Isurus*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauroidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauroidea	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theriodontia order	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Theriodontia	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Pristerodon mackayi species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : *Pristerodon mackayi*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Carcharias genus	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : *Carcharias*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Foraminifera phylum	Chromista : Foraminifera	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Isognomon (Melina) subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Isognomon : *Isognomon (Melina)*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Oxyrhina genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Isuridae : *Oxyrhina*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pulvinulina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : *Pulvinulina*	100.5 - 2.588 Ma Phanerozoic
Anomalina genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Anomalinidae : *Anomalina*	100.5 - 2.588 Ma Phanerozoic
Oudenodon bainii species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Oudenodontidae : Oudenodon : *Oudenodon bainii*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Miliolina suborder	Foraminferea : Miliolida : Miliolina	100.5 - 2.588 Ma Phanerozoic
Glycymeris pilosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris pilosa*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cristellaria genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Lagenidae : *Cristellaria*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aulacocephalus pithecops species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Robertiidae : Aulacocephalus : *Aulacocephalus pithecops*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Truncatulina genus	*Truncatulina*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bairdia subdeltoidea species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : *Bairdia subdeltoidea*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Textularia gramen species	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : Textularia : *Textularia gramen*	100.5 - 2.588 Ma Phanerozoic
Anomalina ammonoides species	Foraminifera : Anomalinidae : Anomalina : *Anomalina ammonoides*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Haplophragmium neocomianum species	Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Haplophragmiidae : Haplophragmium : *Haplophragmium neocomianum*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nodosaria vertebralis species	Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : Nodosaria : *Nodosaria vertebralis*	100.5 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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South Africa

Eastern Cape
- Permian🐚 East London Area
- Phanerozoic🐚 Needs Camp

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_City_Metropolitan_Municipality
Wikidata ID:	Q1002006
GeoNames ID:	8347340

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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa i
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