This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Lesotho.
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Lesotho
Drakensberg Formation
Clarens Formation
Elliot Formation
Molteno Formation
Drakensberg Formation
Clarens Formation
Elliot Formation
Molteno Formation
| Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drakensberg Group | Drakensberg Formation | Pliensbachian | [1] |
| Stormberg Group | Clarens Formation | Sinemurian | [2] |
| Elliot Formation | Carnian-Sinemurian | [3] | |
| Molteno Formation | Carnian-Norian | [4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Drakensberg Group at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Clarens Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Elliot Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Molteno Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- F. Knoll. 2010. A primitive sauropodomorph from the upper Elliot Formation of Lesotho. Geological Magazine 147(6):814-829
- P. Ellenberger. 1970. Paleontological levels of first appearance of primorid mammals in South Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Lesotho Stormberg (South Africa) (Upper to Jurassic Triassic) [The paleontological levels of the primordial appearance of primordial mammals in southern Africa and their ichnology. Establishment of detailed stratigraphic zones in the Stormberg of Lesotho (southern Africa) (Upper Triassic to Jurassic). In: SH Haughton (ed.), Second Symposium on Gondwana Stratigraphy and Paleontology, International Union of Geological Sciences. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 343-370
- F. Ellenberger, P. Ellenberger, J. Fabre and C. Mendrez. 1963. Deux nouvelles dalles à pistes de Vertébrés fossiles découvertes au Basutoland (Afrique du Sud) [Two new sites of fossil vertebrate prints discovered in Basutoland (South Africa)]. Comptes Rendus de la Société géologique de France 1963:315-317