Mpandi Formation
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| Mpandi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
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| Region | Matabeleland South |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
  Mpandi Formation (Africa)  Mpandi Formation (Zimbabwe) | |
The Mpandi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe. It dates back to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic.[1]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]| Dinosaurs of the Mpandi Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Abundance | Notes | Images |
| Euskelosaurus | E. cf. browni | Matabeleland South | [1] | |||
- Other fossils
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zimbabwe
- Beaufort Group
- Pebbly Arkose Formation
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- D. Munyikwa. 1997. Faunal analysis of Karoo-aged sediments in the northern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10(13):129-140