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

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tingi16,315 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
467851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:467851:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Nyasa , Ruvuma, Tansania
Spanish:
Nyasa , Región de Ruvuma, Tanzania
Arabic:
ولاية نياسا, إقليم روفوما, تنزانيا
Cebuano:
Nyasa, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania
Luganda:
Disitulikiti y'e Nyasa, Tanzania
Norwegian:
Nyasa, Ruvuma, Tanzania
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Nyasa, Mkoa wa Ruvuma, Tanzania
Zulu:
Nyasa District, ITanzania


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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Manda Beds - Lifua12247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Songea - Manda Beds - Lifua1247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Diademodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Diademodontidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Hybodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Dipnoi
subclass
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Dipnoi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Unio
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Unio247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stenaulorhynchus major
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchosauria : Rhynchosauridae : Stenaulorhynchus : Stenaulorhynchus major247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Stanocephalosaurus pronus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Paracyclotosauridae : Stanocephalosaurus : Stanocephalosaurus pronus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Scalenodon angustifrons
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Scalenodon : Scalenodon angustifrons247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Aleodon brachyrhamphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Aleodon : Aleodon brachyrhamphus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Nyasasaurus : Nyasasaurus parringtoni247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ruhuhuaria reiszi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ruhuhuaria : Ruhuhuaria reiszi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Scalenodon charigi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Traversodontidae : Scalenodon : Scalenodon charigi247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mandaphon nadra
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Procolophonidae : Mandaphon : Mandaphon nadra247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasa_District
Wikidata ID:Q20623717
GeoNames ID:9998181


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