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Lemoenfontein, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -32.2839,22.5994 |
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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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Lemoenfontein, Beaufort West | Kitching J. W. (1977) | Direct dates for the Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone from Rubidge et al., 2013 | not reported | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cistecephalus microrhinus species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Cistecephalidae : Cistecephalus : Cistecephalus microrhinus | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Dicynodontia unranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontia | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Pristerodon mackayi species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : Pristerodon mackayi | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Pristerodon vanhoepeni species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : Pristerodon vanhoepeni | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
Pristerodon whaitsi species | Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pristerodon : Pristerodon whaitsi | 259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian |
References
Kitching J. W. (1977) The distribution of the Karroo vertebrate fauna, Memoirs of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research 1, 1-131 |
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!