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Hansrivier, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -32.3927,22.5815 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hansrivier, Beaufort West | Sigogneau-Russell D. S. (1989) | Beaufort | Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone is constrained as Wuchiapingian on the basis of radioisotopic data (Rubidge et al. 2013, Geology). | "siliciclastic" | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pristerodon vanhoepeni species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : Pristerodon vanhoepeni | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Gorgonops eupachygnathus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Gorgonopidae : Gorgonops : Gorgonops eupachygnathus | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!