Normandien Formation
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| Normandien Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Induan | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone Beaufort Group[1] |
| Sub-units | Harrismith Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone[2] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country | South Africa |
  Normandien Formation (South Africa) | |
The Normandien Formation is a Triassic-age rock formation located in Free State, South Africa.[2] It is where the fossils of Ericiolacerta, a subtaxa of Ericiolacertidae,[2] were found.[2]
Fossil content
[edit | edit source]Among others, these fossils were reported from the formation:[3][4]
- Aenigmasaurus grallator
- Broomistega putterilli
- Ericiolacerta parva
- Galesaurus planiceps
- Lydekkerina huxleyi
- Lystrosaurus curvatus, L. declivis, L. murrayi
- Micropholis stowi
- Moschorhinus kitchingi
- Myosaurus gracilis
- Olivierosuchus parringtoni
- Platycraniellus elegans
- Prolacerta broomi
- Prolystrosaurus strigops
- Proterosuchus fergusi
- Scaloposaurus constrictus
- Tetracynodon darti
- Thrinaxodon liorhinus
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Oliviershoek Pass at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Harrismith Commonage at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- A. S. Brink. 1965. A new ictidosuchid (Scaloposauria) from the Lystrosaurus-zone. Palaeontologia Africana 9:129-138
