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Songea District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzaniai
Regional Level Types
Songea DistrictDistrict
Ruvuma RegionRegion
TanzaniaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Maposeni19,472 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
420459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420459:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Songea , Ruvuma, Tansania
Italian:
Distretto rurale di Songea, regione del Ruvuma, Tanzania
Spanish:
Songea , Región de Ruvuma, Tanzania
Cebuano:
Songea , Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
Swahili:
Songea Vijijini, Mkoa wa Ruvuma, Tanzania
Vietnamese:
Songea Rural, Ruvuma, Tanzania
Zulu:
Songea Rural District, ITanzania


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Fossils

There are 10 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences26
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Manda Beds - Lifua22247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Songea - Manda Beds - Lifua3247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archosauromorpha
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauromorpha247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stenaulorhynchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Stenaulorhynchus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Dicynodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontia247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Traversodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cynognathus crateronotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cynognathus : Cynognathus crateronotus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Archosauriformes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauriformes247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Stenaulorhynchus : Stenaulorhynchus stockleyi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stenaulorhynchus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Stenaulorhynchus : Stenaulorhynchus major247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Hypselorhachis mirabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Ctenosauriscidae : Hypselorhachis : Hypselorhachis mirabilis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Silesauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Silesauridae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Rechnisaurus cristarhynchus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Kannemeyeriidae : Rechnisaurus : Rechnisaurus cristarhynchus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cricodon metabolus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Cricodon : Cricodon metabolus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Angonisaurus cruickshanki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Kannemeyeriidae : Angonisaurus : Angonisaurus cruickshanki247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stagonosuchus nyassicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stagonosuchus : Stagonosuchus nyassicus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Asperoris mnyama
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Asperoris : Asperoris mnyama247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mandagomphodon hirschsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Mandagomphodon : Mandagomphodon hirschsoni247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Tetragonias njalilus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontidae : Tetragonias : Tetragonias njalilus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Teleocrater rhadinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Teleocrater : Teleocrater rhadinus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mandasuchus tanyauchen
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Rauisuchidae : Mandasuchus : Mandasuchus tanyauchen247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Nundasuchus songeaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Nundasuchus : Nundasuchus songeaensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sangusaurus parringtonii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Stahleckeriidae : Sangusaurus : Sangusaurus parringtonii247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stagonosuchus tanganyikaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Stagonosuchus : Stagonosuchus tanganyikaensis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 10 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songea_Rural_District
Wikidata ID:Q1494669
GeoNames ID:877400


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