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) | |
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate brachiosaurid remains present in Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe.[2]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Tornieria[3] | T. sp. | Mashonaland North[2] | Originally referred to Barosaurus | |
| Giraffatitan[3] | G. sp. | Mashonaland North[2] | Originally referred to Brachiosaurus | |
| ?Camarasaurus[2] | ?Camarasaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
| Dicraeosaurus[2] | Dicraeosaurus sp.[2] | Mashonaland North[2] |  | |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Tendaguru Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Tanzania