Kadzi Formation
Geological formation
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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]
PrimaryConglomeratic sandstone, silty mudstone
| Kadzi Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Tithonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomeratic sandstone, silty mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16.3°S 30.8°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 32.2°S 5.6°E |
| Region | Mashonaland North |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Kadzi River |
  Kadzi Formation (Zimbabwe) | |
Fossil content
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Sauropods
| Sauropods of the Kadzi Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Brachiosauridae Indet.[2] | Indeterminate | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe | Tithonian | A brachiosaurid sauropod | ||
| ?Camarasaurus[2] | ?C. sp. | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe | Tithonian | A camarasaurid sauropod |  | |
| Dicraeosaurus[2] | D. sp. | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe | Tithonian | A dicraeosaurid sauropod |  | |
| Giraffatitan[3] | G. sp. | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe | Tithonian | A brachiosaurid sauropod; originally referred to Brachiosaurus. | ||
| Tornieria[3] | T. sp. | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe | Tithonian | A diplodocne diplodocid; originally referred to Barosaurus. | ||
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Tendaguru Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Tanzania