Photos • Location
| Bushveld Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Hettangian-
Sinemurian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°48′S 29°18′E / 22.8°S 29.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37°54′S 4°42′E / 37.9°S 4.7°E |
| Region | Mpumalanga, Limpopo |
| Country | 
South Africa |
  Bushveld Sandstone (South Africa) | |
The Bushveld Sandstone is a geological formation dating to roughly between 201 and 189 million years ago and covering the Carnian to Norian stages. The Bushveld Sandstone is found in Transvaal, South Africa , and is a member of the Stormberg Group. As its name suggests, it consists mainly of sandstone. Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the Bushveld Sandstone. [1]
The Bushveld Sandstone was thought to be Late Triassic age, but was considered to be temporally correlative to the Clarens Formation by Smith et al. (1993). [2]
Vertebrate fauna
Dinosaur tracks are located in Transvaal. [1]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Gigantoscelus [1] | G. molengraaffi [1] | Geographically located in Transvaal. [1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. [1] "Distal femur." [3] | |
| Gryponyx [1] | G. transvaalensis [1] | Geographically located in Transvaal. [1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. [1] "Ungual, distal metatarsal." [3] | |
| Massospondylus [4] | M. carinatus [4] | Geographically located in Transvaal. Geochronologically located in Early Jurassic strata. [4] |  | |
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
- Clarens Formation
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
- ^ Smith RMH, Eriksson PG, Botha WJ. A Review of the Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Environments of the Karoo-Aged Basins of Southern Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 1993;16:143–169. doi: 10.1016/0899-5362(93)90164-L.
- ^ a b "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 236.
- ^ a b c Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 535–536. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
| Bushveld Sandstone | |
|---|---|
|
Stratigraphic range:
Hettangian-
Sinemurian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°48′S 29°18′E / 22.8°S 29.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37°54′S 4°42′E / 37.9°S 4.7°E |
| Region | Mpumalanga, Limpopo |
| Country |
South Africa |
Bushveld Sandstone (South Africa) | |
The Bushveld Sandstone is a geological formation dating to roughly between 201 and 189 million years ago and covering the Carnian to Norian stages. The Bushveld Sandstone is found in Transvaal, South Africa , and is a member of the Stormberg Group. As its name suggests, it consists mainly of sandstone. Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the Bushveld Sandstone. [1]
The Bushveld Sandstone was thought to be Late Triassic age, but was considered to be temporally correlative to the Clarens Formation by Smith et al. (1993). [2]
Vertebrate fauna
Dinosaur tracks are located in Transvaal. [1]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Gigantoscelus [1] | G. molengraaffi [1] | Geographically located in Transvaal. [1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. [1] "Distal femur." [3] | |
| Gryponyx [1] | G. transvaalensis [1] | Geographically located in Transvaal. [1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. [1] "Ungual, distal metatarsal." [3] | |
| Massospondylus [4] | M. carinatus [4] | Geographically located in Transvaal. Geochronologically located in Early Jurassic strata. [4] | | |
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
- Clarens Formation
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
- ^ Smith RMH, Eriksson PG, Botha WJ. A Review of the Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Environments of the Karoo-Aged Basins of Southern Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 1993;16:143–169. doi: 10.1016/0899-5362(93)90164-L.
- ^ a b "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 236.
- ^ a b c Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 535–536. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
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