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Chama District, Eastern Province, Zambiai
Regional Level Types
Chama DistrictDistrict
Eastern ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chama4,061 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
425408
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425408:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Chama, Province orientale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Chama, Zambia orientale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
恰巴縣, 东方省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Chama District, Eastern Province
Dutch:
Chama District, Eastern, Zambia
Hill Mari:
Чама, Ирвел провинци
Japanese:
チャマ地区, 東部州 , ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Čamos apskritis, Rytų provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chama Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Chama, Prowincja Wschodnia, Zambia
Zulu:
Chama District


Chama district with the headquarters at Chama is the largest district of the Eastern Province in Zambia and includes a large wilderness in the Upper Luangwa valley just north-east of the North Luangwa National Park. It is made up of two constituencies, namely Chama North and Chama South.

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Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences134
Youngest Fossil Listed228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 8 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Captorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Captorhinidae : Captorhinus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dicynodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Endothiodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Endothiodon259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pristerodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Emydops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Emydops259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cistecephalidae
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cistecephalidae259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Aelurognathus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgonopsidae : Aelurognathus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dinogorgon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgonopsidae : Dinogorgon259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Scylacops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgonopsidae : Scylacops259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Therocephalia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Trirachodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Trirachodon247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pareiasaurus serridens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Pareiasaurus : Pareiasaurus serridens259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Anomodontia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Anomodontia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pareiasauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauria259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pristerodon mackayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : Pristerodon mackayi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Diictodon feliceps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pylaecephalidae : Diictodon : Diictodon feliceps259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cynognathus crateronotus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cynognathus : Cynognathus crateronotus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Unio
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Dicynodon huenei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodon : Dicynodon huenei259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Shuvosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Shuvosauridae247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Oudenodon bainii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Oudenodontidae : Oudenodon : Oudenodon bainii259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Pristerodontinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodontidae : Pristerodontinae259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Loricata
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Loricata247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Hybodontoidei
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Heterodontiformes : Hybodontoidei247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Stereospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Stereospondyli247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Pareiasuchus nasicornis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasuchus : Pareiasuchus nasicornis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Glossopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rigbyaceae : Glossopteris272.3 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Samaropsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Samaropsis272.3 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Kannemeyeriiformes
order
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Kannemeyeriiformes247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Diademodon tetragonus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodon : Diademodon tetragonus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Luangwa drysdalli
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Luangwa : Luangwa drysdalli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Batrachosuchus concordi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Brachyopidae : Batrachosuchus : Batrachosuchus concordi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Dolichuranus latirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dolichuranus : Dolichuranus latirostris247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Zambiasaurus submersus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stahleckeriidae : Zambiasaurus : Zambiasaurus submersus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Sangusaurus edentatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Stahleckeriidae : Sangusaurus : Sangusaurus edentatus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cherninia megarhina
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Mastodonsauridae : Cherninia : Cherninia megarhina247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stanocephalosaurus pronus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Paracyclotosauridae : Stanocephalosaurus : Stanocephalosaurus pronus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Kannemeyeria lophorhinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kannemeyeria : Kannemeyeria lophorhinus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cricodon metabolus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Trirachodontidae : Cricodon : Cricodon metabolus247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Katumbia parringtoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Katumbia : Katumbia parringtoni259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dicynodontoides nowacki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Kingoriidae : Dicynodontoides : Dicynodontoides nowacki259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Vertebraria
genus
Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Arberiales : Vertebraria272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Annularia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Syops vanhoepeni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Syops : Syops vanhoepeni259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Lycaenops quadrata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Gorgonopidae : Lycaenops : Lycaenops quadrata259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Odontocyclops whaitsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Geikiidae : Odontocyclops : Odontocyclops whaitsi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Kitchinganomodon crassus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Rhachiocephalidae : Kitchinganomodon : Kitchinganomodon crassus259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Cyniscops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Cyniscops259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Theriognathus microps
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Whaitsiidae : Theriognathus : Theriognathus microps259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Compsodon helmoedi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Compsodon : Compsodon helmoedi259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Lutungutali sitwensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Thecodontia : Silesauridae : Lutungutali : Lutungutali sitwensis247.2 - 228 Ma
Triassic
Paracalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Paracalamites272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 12 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chama_District
Wikidata ID:Q644908
GeoNames ID:920896


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