Mpandi Formation
Appearance
Mpandi Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 22°12′S 29°30′E / 22.2°S 29.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 36°36′S 3°24′E / 36.6°S 3.4°E |
Region | Matabeleland South |
Country | Zimbabwe |
The Mpandi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe. It dates back to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic.[1]
Fossil content
[edit]Dinosaurs of the Mpandi Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
Euskelosaurus | E. cf. browni | Matabeleland South | [1] |
- Other fossils
See also
[edit]- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Beaufort Group
- Pebbly Arkose Formation
References
[edit]- ^ a b Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 528–529. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading
[edit]- D. Munyikwa. 1997. Faunal analysis of Karoo-aged sediments in the northern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10(13):129-140