Mpandi Formation
Zimbabwean geological formation
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Mpandi Formation (Africa)
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Mpandi Formation (Zimbabwe)
Show map of ZimbabweThe Mpandi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe. It dates back to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic.[1]
Fossil content
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
- Massospondylus sp.
- Rauisuchidae indet.
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Beaufort Group
- Pebbly Arkose Formation
References
- ^ 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
- D. Munyikwa. 1997. Faunal analysis of Karoo-aged sediments in the northern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10(13):129-140