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Pages in category "Fossils of Angola" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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]
The Fauna of Angola comprises more than 2000 species of animals [1] and about 1300 fossil species [2 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Animals of Angola . ^ Huntley, Brian J.; Russo, Vladimir; Lages, Fernanda; Ferrand, Nuno (2019).
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]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Angola. Of the mammal species in Angola, one is critically endangered, five are endangered, eight are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened. [1] There are 291 extant species of mammals in Angola [2] and 67 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
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 ...
The first of these expeditions started in 2005 to explore Angola's fossil rich upper Cretaceous rocks, leading to the discovery of Angolatitan. The discovery was made by Octávio Mateus on May the 25 near Iembe in the province of Bengo , and excavations were conducted during May and August 2006.