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    Kadzi Formation

    Topic: Earth

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    Short description: Geological formation
    Kadzi Formation
    Stratigraphic range: Tithonian
    ~150–145 Ma
    ↓
    TypeGeological formation
    Lithology
    PrimaryConglomeratic sandstone, silty mudstone
    Location
    Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 16°18′S 30°48′E / 16.3°S 30.8°E / -16.3; 30.8
    Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 32°12′S 5°36′E / 32.2°S 5.6°E / -32.2; 5.6
    RegionMashonaland North
    Country Zimbabwe
    Type section
    Named forKadzi 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]
    Barosaurus-sketch3.jpg
    Brachiosaurus[2] Brachiosaurus sp.[2] Mashonaland North[2]
    Brachiosaurus NT new.jpg
    ?Camarasaurus[2] ?Camarasaurus sp.[2] Mashonaland North[2]
    Camarasaurs1.jpg
    Dicraeosaurus[2] Dicraeosaurus sp.[2] Mashonaland North[2]
    Dicraeosaurus hansemanni22.jpg

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ Kadzi Formation at Fossilworks.org
    2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Africa).", p.552

    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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