1,580Fossil sites

Fossils in South Africa

1,580 fossil sites in South Africa, with 903 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Permian.

1,580Fossil sites

234Dinosaurs

903Finds

12By geological period

Where fossils have been found

Fossils in South Africa

QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianCarboniferousDevonianSilurianOrdovicianPrecambrian

By geological period

Quaternary199

Neogene98

Paleogene4

Cretaceous280

Jurassic124

Triassic298

Permian465

Carboniferous9

Devonian86

Silurian1

Ordovician1

Precambrian15

What was found

Dinosaurs · 234Massospondylus, Heterodontosaurus, Melanorosaurus, Eucnemesaurus, Syntarsus, Grallator, Lycorhinus, Lesothosaurus, Blikanasaurus, Plateosauravus, Antetonitrus, Dracovenator

Pterosaurs · 1

Plesiosaurs · 3Plesiosaurus, Leptocleidus

Mosasaurs · 4Mosasaurus, Prognathodon, Taniwhasaurus

Mammoths and mastodons · 52Loxodonta, Mammuthus, Anancus, Palaeoloxodon, Stegolophodon, Elephas, Stegodon, Prodeinotherium

Early humans and great apes · 46Homo, Paranthropus, Australopithecus, Kenyapithecus

Trilobites · 92Anchiopella, Burmeisteria, Metacryphaeus (Metacryphaeus), Pennaia, Francovichia, Ormistoniella, Digonus, Typhloniscus, Oosthuizenella, Phacopina, Metacryphaeus, Mucronaspis

Ammonites · 471Hypophylloceras, Baculites, Anagaudryceras, Peroniceras (Peroniceras), Placenticeras, Eulophoceras, Douvilleiceras, Gauthiericeras, Peroniceras (Zuluiceras), Hauericeras (Gardeniceras), Eubaculites, Yabeiceras