Earth:Kadzi Formation
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Short description: Geological formation
| Kadzi Formation Stratigraphic range: Tithonian ~150–145 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomeratic sandstone, silty mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 16°18′S 30°48′E / 16.3°S 30.8°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 32°12′S 5°36′E / 32.2°S 5.6°E |
| Region | Mashonaland North |
| Country |  Zimbabwe |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kadzi River |
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The Kadzi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe whose strata date back to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic. The conglomeratic sandstones and silty mudstones of the formation were deposited in an alluvial environment.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate brachiosaurid remains present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[2]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Barosaurus[2] | Barosaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
| Brachiosaurus[2] | Brachiosaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
| ?Camarasaurus[2] | ?Camarasaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
| Dicraeosaurus[2] | Dicraeosaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Mpandi Formation
- Forest Sandstone
- Gokwe Formation
- Tendaguru Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Tanzania
References
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- M. A. Raath and J. S. McIntosh. 1987. Sauropod dinosaurs from the central Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, and the age of the Kadzi Formation. South African Journal of Geology 90(2):107-119
- 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. 1965. Some new fossil localities in the Karroo System of Rhodesia. Arnoldia, Series of Miscellaneous Publications, National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 2(11):1-4
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