Vertebrates
Fossil Vertebrates of Angola
Here a list of some of the most iconic and unique fossil vertebrates from Angola
Plesiosauria
Cardiocorax mukulu
Araújo, et al., 2015
Reptilia
Late Cretaceous
see:
Marx, M.P., Mateus, O., Polcyn, M.J., Schulp, A.S., Gonçalves, A.O. and Jacobs, L.L., 2021. The cranial anatomy and relationships of Cardiocorax mukulu (Plesiosauria: Elasmosauridae) from Bentiaba, Angola. Plos one, 16(8), p.e0255773.
Araújo, R., Polcyn, M.J., Schulp, A.S., Mateus, O., Jacobs, L.L., Gonçalves, A.O. and Morais, M.L., 2015. A new elasmosaurid from the early Maastrichtian of Angola and the implications of girdle morphology on swimming style in plesiosaurs. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 94(1), pp.109-120.
Mosasauroidea
Angolasaurus bocagei
Antunes 1964
Reptilia
Late Cretaceous
Tylosaurus iembeensis
Antunes 1964
Reptilia
Late Cretaceous
Prognathodon kianda
Schulp e al.
Reptilia
Late Cretaceous
Turtles
Angolachelys mbaxi Mateus et al., 2009
Late Cretaceous
Cabindachelys landanensis Myers et al. 2007
Paleocene
Taphrosphys congolensis (Dollo 1912)
Paleocene
Dinosauria and Crocodylia
Angolatitan adamastor
Mateus et al, 2011
Reptilia
Late Cretaceous
Congosaurus bequaerti
Dollo, 1914
Reptilia
Paleocene
Angolaichnus adamanticus
Mateus, et al., 2017
Reptilia
Early Cretaceous
Mammalia
Catocapes angolanus
Mateus, et al., 2017
Mammalia
Early Cretaceous
Geniohyus dartevellei
(Hooijer, 1963)
Mammalia
Oligocene
Kwanzacetus khoisani
Lambert, et al., 2018
Mammalia
Miocene
Pterosauria
Epapatelo otyikokolo Fernandes et al., 2022
Fernandes, Alexandra E., Octávio Mateus, Brian Andres, Michael J. Polcyn, Anne S. Schulp, António Olímpio Gonçalves, and Louis L. Jacobs. 2022. "Pterosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Angola" Diversity 14, no. 9: 741. https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/9/741
Fishes (Actinopterygii and Chondrichthyes)
Acrotemnus yangaensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Late Cretaceous
Angolabatis benguelaensis
Antunes & Cappetta 2002 (Former Angolaia)
Chondrichthyes
Late Cretaceous
Angolaichthys lerichei
(Teixeira 1947)
Actinopterygii
Triassic
Anomotodon landanensis (=Oxyrhina landanensis)
(Dartevelle & Casier, 1959)
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Cabindachanos dartevellei
Taverne et al 2019
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Caranx guedes-infantei
Priem, 1907
Actinopterygii
Eocene
Carcharinus malembeensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Carcharodon landanensis
Leriche, 1919
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Carcharodon stromeri
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Chlamydoselachus gracilis
Antunes & Cappetta 2002
Chondrichthyes
Late Cretaceous
Coelodus gliberti
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Actinopterygii
Congorhynchus trabeculatus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Late Cretaceous
Coupatezia (=Raja) aequilateralis
(Dartevelle & Casier, 1959)
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Cretascymnus quimbalaensis
Antunes & Cappetta 2002
Chondrichthyes
Late Cretaceous
Cybium angustidens
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Cylindracanthus landanensis (Tachysurus landanensis)
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Actinopterygii
Eocene
Dimorpholepis lutoensis
(Teixeira 1947)
Actinopterygii
Triassic
Echinorhinus lapaoi
Antunes & Cappetta 2002
Chondrichthyes
Late Cretaceous
Edaphodon arambourgi
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Eotrigonodon angolensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Actinopterygii
Eocene
Eutrichiurides africanus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Galeocerdo mayumbensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Galeocerdo praecursor
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Chondrichthyes
Pliocene
Galeorhinus loangoensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Galeorhinus parvulus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Ginglymostoma africanum
Leriche, 1927
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Ginglymostoma angolense
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Ginglymostoma dartevellei
Casier, 1946
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Ginglymostoma malembeense
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Glyptorhynchus brevirostris
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943 (name only)
Actinopterygii
not given
Hemirhabdorhynchus brevirostris
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Eocene
Hypolophites mayombensis
Leriche, 1913
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Hypoprion angolensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Hypoprion lagostensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Isogomphodon lerichei
(Dartevelle & Casier, 1943)
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Lamna schoutedeni
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Landanichthys lusitanicus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Landanichthys moutai
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Lissodus cassangensis
Teixeira 1956
Chondrichthyes
Triassic
Marquesia moutai
(Teixeira 1947)
Actinopterygii
Triassic
Microceratodus angolensis
(Teixeira 1947)
Sarcopterygii
Triassic
Myliobatis bilobatus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Myliobatis dispar
Leriche, 1913
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Myliobatis intermedius
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Myliobatis lepersonnei
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Myliobatis moutai
Dartevelle & Casier, 1959
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Myliobatis n'zadinensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Myliobatis sulcidens
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Odontaspis speyeri
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Pristis caheni
Dartevelle & Casier 1959
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Pristis malembeensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Pristis olbrechtsi
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Propristis mayumbensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Protopterus polli
Dartevelle & Casier 1949
Dipnoi
Miocene
Pseudoegertonia bebianoi
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Pseudoegertonia straeleni
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Pycnodus praecursor
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Raja africana
(Dartevelle & Casier, 1959)
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Scomber lusitanicus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943 (name only)
Actinopterygii
not given
Scyliorhinus cabindensis
Leriche, 1927
Chondrichthyes
Paleocene
Scyliorhinus malembeensis
Dartevelle & Casier
Chondrichthyes
Miocene
Sphyraena malembeensis
Dartevelle & Casier, 1943
Actinopterygii
Miocene
Sphyraenodus multidentatus
Dartevelle and Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Paleocene
Sphyrna africana
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Squalicorax yangaensis
(Dartevelle & Casier, 1943)
Chondrichthyes
Late Cretaceous
Teffichthys lehmani
(Antunes 1990)
Actinopterygii
Triassic
Triodon cabindensis
Leriche, 1919
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
Xiphiorhynchus subcostatus
Dartevelle & Casier, 1949
Actinopterygii
Eocene
Xiphodolamia serrata
Adnet, et al., 2009
Chondrichthyes
Eocene
