Mpandi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates22°12′S 29°30′E / 22.2°S 29.5°E / -22.2; 29.5
Approximate paleocoordinates36°36′S 3°24′E / 36.6°S 3.4°E / -36.6; 3.4
RegionMatabeleland South
Country Zimbabwe
Mpandi Formation is located in Africa
Mpandi Formation
Mpandi Formation (Africa)
Mpandi Formation is located in Zimbabwe
Mpandi Formation
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

Dinosaurs of the Mpandi Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images
Euskelosaurus E. cf. browni Matabeleland South [1]
Other fossils

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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
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