List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique
Appearance
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique.
Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Maputo Formation | Late Aptian | [1] | |
Lupata Group | Aptian | [2] | |
Lebombo Formation | Middle Jurassic | [3] | |
Lower Karoo Formation | Wordian | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ Maputo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lupata Group at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lebombo Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lower Karoo Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- F. Dixey and W. C. Smith. 1929. The rocks of the Lupata Gorge and the north side of the Lower Zambezi. Geological Magazine 66(6):241-259
- P. Doyle. 1987. Early Cretaceous belemnites from southern Mozambique. Palaeontology 30(2):311-317
- J.V.L. Rennie. 1937. Fossils from the Lebombo Volcanic Formation. Boletim dos Servicos de Industria, Minas e Geologia. Serie de Geologia e Minas - Memorias e Comunicacoes (1)13-24
- J. F. Verniers, P.P. Jordan, R.V. Paulis, L. Frasca-Spada, and F.R. DeBrock. 1989. The Karoo graben of Metangula, northern Mozambique. Journal of African Earth Sciences 9:137-158