Mpandi Formation

Mpandi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic
Type Geological formation
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Location
Coordinates 22°12′S 29°30′E / 22.2°S 29.5°E / -22.2; 29.5Coordinates: 22°12′S 29°30′E / 22.2°S 29.5°E / -22.2; 29.5
Approximate paleocoordinates 36°36′S 3°24′E / 36.6°S 3.4°E / -36.6; 3.4
Region Matabeleland South
Country  Zimbabwe

The Mpandi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe. It dates back to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic.[1]

Vertebrate fauna

Color key
Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon
 Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
Dinosaurs of the Mpandi Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Abundance Notes Images

Euskelosaurus[1]

E. cf. browni[1]
  1. Geographically located in Matabeleland South.[1]
Other fossils

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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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