Mpandi Formation

Mpandi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic
Type	Geological formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	22°12′S29°30′E / 22.2°S 29.5°E / -22.2; 29.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	36°36′S3°24′E / 36.6°S 3.4°E / -36.6; 3.4
Region	Matabeleland South
Country	Zimbabwe
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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

• Massospondylus sp.
• Rauisuchidae indet.

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
• Geology of Zimbabwe
• Beaufort Group
• Pebbly Arkose Formation

References

1. 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