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Africa
| Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Afar Depression | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Ahl al Oughlam | Morrocco | Late Pliocene |
| Awash River | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Baharija Formation | Northern Africa | Upper Cretaceous |
| Coopers Cave | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Clarens Formation | South Africa | Lower Jurassic |
| Elliot Formation | South Africa | Triassic-Jurassic |
| Erlhaz Formation | Northern Africa | Lower Cretaceous |
| Fayum Formation | Egypt | Eocene |
| Gladysvale Cave | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Herto Bouri | Ethiopia | Pliocene |
| Hoedjiespunt | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Kromdraai | South Africa | Plio-Pleistocene |
| Jebel Irhoud | Morroco | Pliocene |
| Jebel Qatrani Formation, | Egypt | Oligocene |
| Karoo Supergroup | Southern Africa | Permian-Triassic |
| Klasies River Caves | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Koobi Fora | Kenya | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Lothagam | Kenya | Miocene |
| Maevarano Formation | Madagascar | Upper Cretaceous |
| Motsetsi | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Olduvai Gorge | Tanzania | Pliocene |
| Plovers Lake | South Africa | Pleistocene |
| Omo Kibush | Ethiopia | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Rusinga Island | Kenya | Miocene |
| Sterkfontein | South Africa | Pliocene-Pleistocene |
| Taung | South Africa | Pliocene |
| Tegana Formation | Northern Africa | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tendaguru Formation | Tanzania | Upper Jurassic |
Antarctica
| Antarctica | |
|---|---|
| Site | Age |
| López de Bertodano Formation | Cretaceous |
| Mount Kirkpatrick Formation | Triassic-Middle Jurassic |
| Santa Marta Formation | Upper Cretaceous |
| Seymour Island | Eocene |
| Vega Island | Cretaceous-Paleocene |
Asia
| Asia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Barun Goyot Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Bayan Shireh Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Bissekty Formation | Uzbekistan | Cretaceous |
| Bugti Hills | Pakistan | Oligocene |
| Chengjiang | China | Cambrian |
| Dabeigou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Daohugou Beds | China | Jurassic or Cretaceous |
| Dashanpu Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Dashuigou Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Djadokhta Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Eijnhoro Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Es Skhul | Israel: Mount Carmel | Pliocene |
| Flaming Cliffs | Mongolia | Cretaceous |
| Huadian Formation | China | Eocene |
| Indricotherium Formation | Kazakhstan | Oligocene |
| Irdin Manha Formation | Mongolia | Eocene |
| Iren Dabasu Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Jindong Formation | Korea | Cretaceous |
| Jiufotang Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Khukhtek Formation | Mongolia | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kerman | Iran | Jurassic [1][2] |
| Kitadani Quarry | Japan | Lower Cretaceous |
| Kota Formation | India | Lower Jurassic |
| Lake Nojiri | Japan | Pleistocene |
| Lameta Formation | India | Upper Cretaceous |
| Lang Trang Caves | Vietnam | Pleistocene |
| Lufeng Formation | China | Jurassic |
| Maleri Formation | India | Upper Triassic |
| Minhe Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Nemegt Formation | Mongolia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Oi Formation | Japan | Miocene |
| Qafzeh | Israel: Nazareth | Pliocene |
| Saketi Fossil Park | India | Pleistocene |
| Sao Khua Formation | Thailand | Lower Cretaceous |
| Shishugou Formation | China | Upper Jurassic |
| Tabun | Israel | Pliocene |
| Tham Khuyen Caves | Vietnam | Jurassic |
| Tuchengzi Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Tugulu Group | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Udurchukan Formation | Russia | Upper Cretaceous |
| Ulansuhai Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Wucaiwan Formation | China | Middle Jurassic |
| Xiagou Formation | China | Cretaceous |
| Xinminbao Group | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Yixian Formation | China | Lower Cretaceous |
| Yuliangze Formation | China | Upper Cretaceous |
| Zhongming Formation | China | Devonian |
| Zhoukoudian | China | Pleistocene |
Australia
| Australia [3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | State/Territory | Age |
| Alcoota | Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Apex chert, Pilbara Craton | Western Australia: Marble Bar | Archaean eon |
| Bluff Downs | Pliocene | |
| Bullock Creek | Northern Territory | Miocene |
| Cape Range | Western Australia | Miocene |
| Cuddie Springs | New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Dinosaur Cove | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Dinosaur Dreaming | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Ediacara Hills | South Australia: Flinders Ranges | Ediacaran |
| Emu Bay shale | South Australia: Kangaroo Island | Early Cambrian |
| Etadunna Formation | Oligocene/Miocene | |
| Georgina Basin | Queensland, Northern Territory | Neoproterozoic to the late Paleozoic |
| Gogo Formation | Western Australia | Devonian |
| Great Otway National Park | Victoria | Cretaceous |
| Knocklofty Formation | Tasmania | Early Triassic |
| Lake Callabonna | South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Lake Mungo | New South Wales | Pleistocene |
| Lake Palankarinna Fossil Reserve | South Australia: Tirari Desert | Pliocene |
| Lancefield Swamp | Victoria | Pleistocene |
| Lightning Ridge | New South Wales | Cretaceous |
| Mammoth Cave | Western Australia | Pleistocene? |
| Mampuwordu Sands Formation | South Australia | Pliocene |
| Murgon | Queensland | Eocene |
| Naracoorte Caves | South Australia | Pleistocene |
| Quanbun | Western Australia | Pliocene/Miocene |
| Riversleigh | Queensland | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Wianamatta Series | New South Wales: Sydney | Late Triassic |
Europe
| Europe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Aetokremnos | Cyprus | Holocene: Mesolithic |
| Atapuerca | Spain | Pleistocene |
| Bembridge Marls | England | Oligocene |
| Borgloon Formation | Belgium | Oligocene |
| Calizas de La Huérguina Formation | Spain | Cretaceous: Barremian |
| Grès à Reptiles | France | Jurassic |
| Guimarota | Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Hampstead Formation | England | Oligocene |
| Hunsrück Slates | Germany: Bundenbach | Devonian |
| Jurassic coast | England | Jurassic |
| Las Hoyas | Spain | Cretaceous |
| London Clay | England | Eocene |
| Lourinhã Formation | Portugal | Late Jurassic |
| Lyme Regis | England: Dorset | Jurassic |
| Maastricht Formation | Benelux | Cretaceous |
| Messel Pit | Germany | Eocene |
| Monte Bolca | Italy | Eocene |
| Oxford Clay | England | Jurassic |
| Paris Basin | France | Eocene |
| Pobiti Kamani | Bulgaria | Mesozoic |
| Sajóvölgyi Formation | Hungary | Miocene: Late Badenian |
| Sieblos Dysodil | Germany | Oligocene |
| Solnhofen limestone | Germany | Jurassic |
| Valkenburg Formation | Belgium | Cretaceous |
| Wessex Formation | England | Cretaceous |
New Zealand
| New Zealand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | State/region | Age |
| Horseshoe Bay Limestone downs | Waikato | Cretaceous |
North America
| North America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | USA: Nebraska | Miocene |
| Aquia Formation | USA: Maryland and Virginia | Paleocene |
| Ashfall Fossil Beds | USA: Nebraska | Miocene: Clarendonian |
| Ash Hollow Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene?/Pliocene |
| Aucilla River | USA: Florida | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Big Sandy Formation | USA: Arizona | Miocene |
| Bone Cabin Quarry | USA: Wyoming | Jurassic |
| Bone Valley Formation | USA: Florida | Pliocene |
| Bridger Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Brule Formation | USA : South Dakota | Oligocene |
| Burgess Shale | Canada: British Columbia | Cambrian: Albertan |
| Calvert Formation | USA: Maryland | Miocene |
| Cedar Mountains | USA: Colorado and Utah | Cretaceous |
| Clarno Formation | USA: Oregon | Eocene |
| Como Bluff | USA: Wyoming | Mesozoic |
| Coon Creek Formation | USA: Tennessee and Mississippi | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Dinosaur State Park | USA: Connecticut | Jurassic |
| Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| Falls of the Ohio | USA: Indiana | Devonian |
| Drumheller, Badlands | Canada: Alberta | Mesozoic |
| Florissant Fossil Beds | USA: Colorado | Eocene: Priabonian |
| Fossil Prairie Park | USA: Iowa | Devonian |
| Ghost Ranch | USA: New Mexico | Triassic |
| Glenns Ferry Formation | USA: Idaho | Pliocene/Pleistocene |
| Glen Rose Formation | USA: Texas | Cretaceous: Aptian-Albian |
| Gray Fossil Site | USA: Tennessee | Miocene |
| Green River Formation | USA: Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming | Eocene |
| Gunflint chert in Gunflint Range | Canada: western Ontario & USA: Minnesota | late Archaean to early Proterozoic |
| Hawthorne Formation | USA: South Carolina | Miocene |
| Hell Creek Formation | USA: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Hornerstown Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous/Paleocene |
| Huerfano Formation | USA: Colorado | Eocene |
| Joggins | Canada: Nova Scotia | Carboniferous |
| John Day Formation | USA: Oregon | Oligocene/Miocene |
| Kayenta Formation | USA: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah | Jurassic |
| Klondike Mountain Formation | USA: Washington | Eocene: Ypresian |
| La Brea Tar Pits | USA: California | Pleistocene: Rancholabrean |
| Lance Creek Formation | USA: North Dakota and Wyoming | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Lennep Formation | USA: Montana | - |
| Linton Formation | USA: Ohio | Pennsylvanian |
| Lockatong Formation | USA: New Jersey | Triassic |
| Mascall Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene |
| Mazon Creek | USA: Illinois | Carboniferous: Pennsylvanian |
| McAbee Fossil Beds | Canada: British Columbia | Eocene |
| Miguasha National Park | Canada: Québec | Devonian: Famennian |
| Mooreville Chalk | USA: Alabama | Cretaceous |
| Monterey Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Morrison Formation | Canada/USA: Great Plains | Late Jurassic |
| Nanjemoy Formation | USA: Virginia | Eocene |
| Navesink Formation | USA: New Jersey | Cretaceous |
| Niobrara Formation | USA: Colorado | Cretaceous |
| Ogalalla Formation | USA: Texas and New Mexico | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Oldman Formation | Canada: Alberta | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Page-Ladson prehistory site | USA: Florida | Pleistocene/Holocene |
| Pipe Creek Sinkhole | USA: Indiana | Pliocene |
| Rattlesnake Formation | USA: Oregon | Miocene: Tortonian-Messinian |
| Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite | USA: Wyoming | Middle Jurassic |
| Rexroad Formation | USA: Kansas | Pliocene |
| Krukowski Quarry | USA:Wisconsin | cambrian |
| Rosebud Formation | USA: South Dakota | Miocene |
| Sheep Creek Formation | USA: Nebraska | Miocene: late Hemingfordian? |
| Smoky Hill Chalk | USA: Nebraska | Cretaceous |
| Temblor Formation | USA: California | Miocene |
| Texas Red Beds | USA: Texas | Permian |
| Thomas Farm | USA: Florida | Miocene |
| Two Medicine Formation | USA: Montana | Cretaceous: Campanian |
| Wannagan Creek Fossil Site | USA: North Dakota | Paleocene |
| Washakie Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Willwood Formation | USA: Wyoming | Eocene |
| Zion National Park | USA: Arizona | Miocene |
| Zuni Basin | USA: New Mexico | Cretaceous |
South America
| South America | ||
|---|---|---|
| Site | Country/State | Age |
| Allen Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Anacleto Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Andalgala Formation | Argentina | Miocene/Pliocene |
| Auca Mahuevo | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Bajo de la Carpa Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| Camacho Formation | Uruguay | Miocene |
| Cerro Bandera Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Deseado Formation | Argentina | Oligocene |
| Ensenada Formation | Argentina | Pleistocene |
| Ishigualasto Formation | Argentina | Triassic |
| La Venta | Colombia | Miocene |
| Leticia Formation | Argentina | Eocene: Bartonian |
| Lecho Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous: Maastrichtian |
| Mylodon Cave | Chile | Pleistocene |
| Quinriquina Formation | Chile | Cretaceous |
| Patagonia Molasses | Argentina | Miocene |
| Pinturas Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Rio Colorado Formation | Argentina | Cretaceous |
| San Julian Formation | Argentina | Eocene/Oligocene |
| Santa Cruz Formation | Argentina | Miocene |
| Santana Formation | Brazil | Cretaceous |
| Tinguiririca | Chile | Cenozoic |
| Toca de Boa Vista Caves | Brazil | Pleistocene |
| Urumaco | Venezuela | Miocene |
Reference
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3. ^ Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas Hewett Rich 1993,Wildlife of Gondwana, ISBN 0-7301-0315-3 Reed.
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3. ^ Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas Hewett Rich 1993,Wildlife of Gondwana, ISBN 0-7301-0315-3 Reed.
See also
- Australopithecus afarensis, also known as "Lucy" (East Africa)
- Biology
- Cradle of Humankind, archaeological site in South Africa
- "Cro-Magnon Man" -- 1st prehistoric Homo sapiens identified (in France)
- Dinosaurs
- Elvis taxon
- Fossils
- Fossil fuels
- Fossil parks
- Fossil parks in India
- Fossils and the geological timescale
- Fossil collecting
- Geology
- History of paleontology
- Homo floresiensis, the "Hobbit" of Flores, Indonesia
- "Java Man" -- 1st discovery of an "ape man" now called Homo erectus (Indonesia)
- Laetoli footprints of Australopithecus
- Lazarus taxon
- List of fossil parks around the world
- List of human time periods
- List of important publications in paleontology/biology
- List of human fossils
- List of notable fossils of prehistoric life, from Precambrian to Neogene period
- List of transitional fossils
- "Lucy" skeleton -- 1st complete Australopithecus skeleton (found in South Africa)
- Mary Anning -- a 19th-century paleontologist
- "Neanderthal Man" (a.k.a. Homo neanderthalensis) -- 1st identification of a prehistoric "cave man" (in Germany)
- Paleobiology
- "Peking Man" -- 2nd major discovery of an "ape man" now known as Homo erectus (China)
- Prehistoric life
- Paleontology (the study of fossils)
- Rockhounding
- Synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy
- "Taung child" (a.k.a. Australopithecus africanus) -- 1st Australopithecine discovered
- Timeline of paleontology
Afar Depression (also called the Danakil Depression or the Afar Triangle) is a geological depression in the Horn of Africa, where it overlaps Eritrea, the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and Djibouti.
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Ethiopia (IPA: /i.θi.oʊ.pi.ə/) ( ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the
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The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 1.806 million years before present.
The Pliocene is the second epoch of the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era.
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The Pliocene is the second epoch of the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era.
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Ahl al Oughlam is an important archaeological site and palaeontological site just outside of Casablanca in Morocco.
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References
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Motto
"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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The Pliocene epoch (spelled Pleiocene in some older texts) is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 1.806 million years before present.
The Pliocene is the second epoch of the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era.
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The Pliocene is the second epoch of the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era.
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State Party Ethiopia
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 10
Region Africa
Inscription History
Inscription 1980 (4th Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 10
Region Africa
Inscription History
Inscription 1980 (4th Session)
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A fossil bearing geologic formation dating back to the Cenomanian.
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Flora and Fauna of the Baharija Formation
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- Rebbachisaurus
- Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- Bahariasaurus
- Simoliophis
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Location Gauteng, South Africa
Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 400 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind 1999
Governing body
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Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 400 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind 1999
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Pleistocene epoch (IPA: /'plaɪstəsi:n/) on the geologic timescale is the period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years BP. The Pleistocene epoch had been intended to cover the world's recent period of repeated glaciations.
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The Clarens Formation is a prominent fossil site in the Tuli Basin, in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa.
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Flora and Fauna of the Clarens Formation
- Termites
- Semionotus capensis
- Pachygenelius monus
- Tritylodon maximus
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The Triassic is a geologic period that extends from about 251 to 199 Ma (million years ago). As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events.
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The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199.6 ± 0.6 Ma (million years ago) to 145.4 ± 4.0 Ma, the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous.
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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Arab Republic of Egypt
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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The Eocene epoch (55.8 ± 0.2 - 33.9 ± 0.1 Ma) is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in the Cenozoic era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene epoch.
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Location Gauteng, South Africa
Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 200 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind1999
Governing body
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Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 200 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind1999
Governing body
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Location Western Provence, South Africa
Nearest city Saldanha Bay, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 30 m
Governing body State
Hoedjiespunt
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Nearest city Saldanha Bay, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 30 m
Governing body State
Hoedjiespunt
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Location Gauteng, South Africa
Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 100 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind 1999
Governing body
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Nearest city Krugersdorp, South Africa
Coordinates
Area less than 100 m
Established Incorporated into the Cradle of Humankind 1999
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Jebel Irhoud is an archaeological cave site located near Sidi Moktar, about 100 km west of Marrakesh, Morocco. Since circa 1991 7 significant hominid fossils have been discovered, and are currently dated to circa 160,000 years ago.
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Motto
"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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"Allāh, al Waţan, al Malik" (transliteration)
"God, Nation, King"
Anthem
Hymne Chérifien
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The Oligocene epoch is a geologic period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present. As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly
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The Karoo Supergroup is the largest geological feature in Southern Africa, covering almost two thirds of the present land surface, including central Cape Province, almost all of Orange Free State, western Natal, much of south-east Transvaal, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
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Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299.0 ± 0.8 Ma to 251.0 ± 0.4 Ma (million years before the present; ICS 2004). It is the last period of the Paleozoic Era.
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Klasies River Caves are a series of caves located to the east of the Klasies River mouth on the Tsitsikamma coast in the Humansdorp district of Eastern Cape Province at the southernmost tip of South Africa.
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Koobi Fora refers primarily to a region around Koobi Fora Ridge, located on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana in the territory of the nomadic Gabbra tribe. According to the National Museums of Kenya, the name comes from the Gabbra language:
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Motto
"Harambee" (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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"Harambee" (Swahili)
"Let us all pull together"
Anthem
Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu
"Oh God of All Creation"
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The Miocene Epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23.03 to 5.332 million years before the present. As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the start and end are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are uncertain.
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The Maevarano Formation is an Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in the Mahajanga Province of northwestern Madagascar. It is most likely Maastrichtian in age, and records a seasonal, semiarid environment with rivers that had greatly varying discharges.
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