Earth:Kadsi Formation

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Kadsi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Location
Country Zimbabwe

The Kadsi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate brachiosaurid remains present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

Dinosaurs of the Kadsi Formation
Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Barosaurus[1]

Barosaurus sp.[1]

Geographically present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

Barosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Camarasaurus
Dicraeosaurus

Brachiosaurus[1]

Brachiosaurus sp.[1]

Geographically present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

?Camarasaurus[1]

?Camarasaurus sp.[1]

Geographically present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

Dicraeosaurus[1]

Dicraeosaurus sp.[1]

Geographically present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

Janenschia[1]

Janenschia sp.[1]

Geographically present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[1]

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 552. ISBN:0-520-24209-2.