Ambondromahabo

Ambondromahabo is a village near Ambondromamy, Boeny, Madagascar.[1][2]

Ambondromahabo
village
Ambondromahabo is located in Madagascar
Ambondromahabo
Ambondromahabo
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°33′S 46°59′E
Country Madagascar
RegionBoeny
DistrictAmbato-Boeni
MunicipalityAmbondromamy
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
403

An extinct mammal from the Jurassic period, Ambondro mahabo, is named after the village, which is close to the locality within the Isalo III geological formation where the fossil was found.[1]

References

  1. Flynn, John J.; Parrish, J. Michael; Rakotosamimanana, Berthe; Simpson, William F.; Wyss, André R. (September 1999). "A Middle Jurassic mammal from Madagascar". Nature. 401 (6748): 57–60. doi:10.1038/43420.
  2. Flynn, John J.; Wyss, André R. (February 2002). "Madagascar's Mesozoic secrets". Scientific American. 286 (2): 62.
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