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The Humpata Plateau (Portuguese: Planalto da Humpata) is an elevated plateau and highlands region in southwest Angola, [1] part of the larger Huíla Plateau. [2] It has a semi-humid climate, [3] and acts as an intermediate climactic region between the arid Namib Desert to the west and the wetter Kalahari Basin to the east. [4]
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Pronolagus humpatensis is a small-sized fossil species of lagomorph from the early Pleistocene [3] of Humpata Plateau, Huíla, Angola [4] and Namibia. [5] Its remains have been identified in limestone breccias and tufas from Plio-Pleistocene [6] infills in the karsts of Huíla Province, [7] and is known from fragmented leg, skull and jaw bones from multiple individuals.
The Mesozoic of Angola is very rich of fossil vertebrates, namely marine reptiles such as turtles (Angolachelys [2]), mosasaurs and plesiosaurs, [3] related with the opening of South Atlantic. [4] Only a couple of terrestrial fossils have been collected, including the unique dinosaur Angolatitan adamastor .
M. T. Antunes. 1977. Late Neogene fish faunas from Angola, their age and significance. Journal of the Paleontological Society of India 20:224-229; D. B. Blake, G. Breton, and S. Gofas. 1996. A new genus ans [sic] species of Asteriidae (Asteroidea; Echinodermata) from the Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian) of Angola, Africa. Paläontologische ...
An atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of Angola was published in 2018, and reported 117 species of amphibians and 278 of reptiles. [1] A major book on the biodiversity of Angola was published in 2019, and reported more than 2,000 species of organisms (plants, invertebrates and vertebrate animals), [2] and 1,313 fossil species. [3]
A synthesis of the paleontology in Angola shows that 1313 fossil species are known in the country, 201 of them are vertebrates [1] and about one tenth of them are species firstly described based on specimens from Angola. Paleontology portal
It is also the first non-avian dinosaur discovered in Angola. The genus contains a single species, Angolatitan adamastor , known from a partial right forelimb. Angolatitan was a relict form of its time; it was a Late Cretaceous basal titanosauriform , when more derived titanosaurs were far more common.