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Engcobo Local Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Engcobo Local MunicipalityMunicipality
Chris Hani District MunicipalityMunicipality
Eastern CapeProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Area:
2,484 km2
Mindat Locality ID:
414208
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:414208:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Engcobo, Cap-Oriental, Afrique du Sud
German:
Engcobo, Ostkap, Südafrika
Italian:
Municipalità locale di Engcobo, provincia del Capo Orientale, Sudafrica
Simplified Chinese:
埃恩格科波地方自治市, 東開普省, 南非
Spanish:
Engcobo, El Cabo Oriental, Sudáfrica
Afrikaans:
Engcobo Plaaslike Munisipaliteit, Oos-Kaap, Suid-Afrika
Cebuano:
Engcobo, Eastern Cape, Habagatang Aprika
Dutch:
Engcobo, Oost-Kaap, Zuid-Afrika
Northern Sotho:
Engcobo Mmusogae, Kapa Bohlabela, Afrika Borwa
Novial:
Engkobo Komunie, Est Kabe, Sud Afrika
Polish:
Engcobo, Prowincja Przylądkowa Wschodnia, Republika Południowej Afryki
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Lleol Engcobo, De Affrica
Zulu:
Engcobo Local 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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Occurrences30
Youngest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Karoo Basin - Molteno27237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Burgersdorp3247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Kannemeyeriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kannemeyeriidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Diademodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Lycopsida
class
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pteridophyta
phylum
Plantae : Pteridophyta237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Equisetum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Gymnospermopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Gymnospermopsida237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Taeniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Crossozamiaceae : Taeniopteris237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Peltaspermum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Peltaspermum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pteruchus
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Pteruchus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dicroidium
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Peltaspermopsida : Peltaspermales : Umkomasiaceae : Dicroidium237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Afristella delicatula
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Mesopanorpodidae : Afristella : Afristella delicatula237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Moltenocupes townrowi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cupedidae : Moltenocupes : Moltenocupes townrowi237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Laidleria gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Laidleria : Laidleria gracilis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pteridopsida
class
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Pseudoctenis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Pseudoctenis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Kurtziana
genus
Plantae : Pteridospermophyta : Kurtziana237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Heidiphyllum
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Heidiphyllum237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Telemachus
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Telemachus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rissikia
genus
Plantae : Pinophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Podocarpaceae : Rissikia237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engcobo_Local_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q762131
GeoNames ID:8347421


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