List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe.
| Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokwe Formation | Early Cretaceous | [1] | |
| Kadsi Formation | Tithonian | [2] | |
| Dande Sandstone | Middle-Late Jurassic | [3] | |
| Mpandi Formation | Late Triassic-Early Jurassic | [4] | |
| Upper Karoo Group | Forest Sandstone/Vulcanodon Beds | Hettangian-Sinemurian | [5] |
| Pebbly Arkose Formation | Carnian | [6] | |
| Angwa Sandstone | Ladinian | [7] | |
| Nyamandhlovu Sandstone/Pasibas Sandstone | Late Triassic | [8] | |
| Beaufort Group | Madumabisa Mudstone | Capitanian | [9] |
| Ecca Group | Wordian | [10] | |
| Wankie Sandstone | Sakmarian-Kungurian | [11] | |
| Black Shale and Coal Group | Sakmarian | [12] | |
| Dwyka Group | Dwyka Formation Cycle 3 |
Sakmarian | [13] |
See also
References
- ^ Gokwe Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Kadsi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dande Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Mpandi Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Forest Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Pebbly Arkose Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ G. Barale; M. Bamford; B. Gómez; T.J. Broderick; M.A. Raath; A. Cadman (2005). "A fossil peat deposit from the Late Triassic (Carnian) of Zimbabwe with preserved cuticle of Pteridospermopsida and Ginkgoales, and its geological setting". Palaeontologia Africana. 41: 89–100.
- ^ Nyamandhlovu Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Madumabisa Mudstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Sengwe Coalfield at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Wankie Sandstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Black Shale and Coal Group at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Dwyka Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- N. Bertram. 1971. A New Dinosaur Fossil Locality in the Kadsi River Area of the Zambesi Valley. Mennell Society Journal (Detritus) 6:20-21
- G. Bond. 1973. The palaeontology of Rhodesia. Geological Survey of Rhodesia Bulletin 70:1-121
- G. Bond. 1968. The flora of the Black Shale and Coal Group (K2) in the mid-Zambezi Basin. Arnoldia, National Museums of Southern Rhodesia Miscellaneous Publications 3:1-2
- G. Bond, J. F. Wilson, and M. A. Raath. 1970. Upper Karroo pillow lava and a new sauropod horizon in Rhodesia. Nature 227:1339
- E.S. Gaffney and M.C. McKenna. 1979. A Late Permian captorhinid from Rhodesia. American Museum Novitates (2688)1-15
- B. G. Gardiner. 1962. Namaichthys schroederi Gürich and other Palaeozoic Fishes from South Africa. Palaeontology 5(1):9-21
- D. Munyikwa. 1996. Description of the first dinosaurs trackway found in Zimbabwe. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10(6):36-45
- M. A. Raath. 1972. First record of dinosaur footprints from Rhodesia. Arnoldia 5(37):1-5
- M. A. Raath, C. C. Smith, and G. Bond. 1970. A new Upper Karroo dinosaur fossil locality on the Lower Angwa River, Sipolilo District, Rhodesia. Arnoldia 4(35):1-10
- E. F. Riek. 1974. A fossil insect from the Dwyka Series of Rhodesia. Palaeontologia Africana 17:15-17
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